June 2022, I graduated high school.
Something I nearly gave up on…
but you never let me.

Your steady love, your encouragement, your belief in me,
that’s what got me across that stage.
You reminded me I was worth finishing for.
You reminded me I was never alone.

You even gave me the courage to reach out to my mom again.
To try to heal something I thought was too broken.
And for the first time,
I saw a future I actually wanted.

And then, the moment that still makes my heart flutter:
you gave me a promise ring.
A quiet, beautiful vow,
that no matter how hard life got,
we were in this together.

That month, I didn’t just graduate.
I grew. I healed. I hoped.
And I wore that promise proudly.