You

I found a simple kind of beauty in the way you smile.
At first I did not see it, I confess it took me quite a while.

I wasted so much time trying to push you away.
But no matter how much I tried, you would find your way back and stay.

I started off so very mean, so you would not get so close.
I was afraid of my feelings and the hardships they might someday pose.

You looked right through my act, your attention never faltered.
You waited patiently for the day that my feelings might someday be altered.

I found a simple kind of truth in all that you did to show me how you feel.
And though it took me so long to realize, you never giving up showed me it was real.