When Loving You

I start with the truth that sits warm in my chest,

simple,

steady,

your name glowing there like a secret lantern

I never meant to hide.

Every time I think of you,

my pulse trips over itself,

not from surprise,

but from recognition,

like my heart keeps remembering

who it beats for.

There’s something wild in the way you move through my thoughts,

soft footprints,

tiny sparks,

a rush of color blooming in places

I didn’t know were dim.

You turn the smallest moments

into entire worlds—

the brush of your hand,

the curve of your smile,

the way you say my name

as if you’re returning it to me polished.

A sudden clarity,

bright enough to realign every part of me.

It isn’t infatuation,

isn’t a flutter or a phase,

it’s deeper,

older,

almost ancient in its certainty.

I don’t just want you close;

I feel the universe tilt

each time you breathe beside me.

And now,

when I tell you I’m undone by you,

it isn’t chaos,

it’s devotion finding its voice.

It’s the way your love settles into my bones

like it’s always belonged there.

I am moved,

altered,

held by something bigger than longing.

With you,

even silence feels like a vow,

and every glance holds a story

we haven’t lived yet

but already believe in.