After Trauma

Love at first sight after trauma is like sirens blaring through the air.

Mixed feelings of fear, caution and excitement, culminating in a sour ball of nausea seated right under my ribs.

Honestly, it's not great.

And then there was you.

With your kind smile and soft eyes looking back at me,

That's when it hit me, a wave of peaceful calm.

There were no butterflies and hot flashes,

there was warmth, comfortable like a winter sweater,

and a distinct feeling of being here before

I watched our story play out in your eyes,

and I knew we were home.