For My Aunt

For My Aunt

I’m so grateful for you.

You’ve always been a strong pillar in my life — steady when everything else was shifting. You’ve loved me in ways that felt like safety, like understanding, like home.

You’ve been like a mom to me — guiding me, grounding me, reminding me who I am when I start to forget.

Thank you for showing up, for listening without judgment, for believing in me when I couldn’t believe in myself.

I know there were times I was hard to handle as a child. I just didn’t understand the different dynamics with you and how it could feel so much like home.

Your strength has carried me through more storms than you’ll ever know.

And I hope you realize that every bit of light I find along the way has a little of yours in it.