I see you

You don’t speak in flowers or in rhyme

You don’t promise forever before it’s time

But every silence hides a flame

And now I know, you’re not playing a game

You told me truth is better than disguise

That love should never wear a lie

And though you don’t always hold my hand

You’re teaching me how real love stands

I see you now, through all the noise

In quiet strength, in unspoken voice

You don’t need to say it every day

But I feel it in your steady way

I don’t need a love that shouts

I just need the kind that never doubts

You show me love without the mask

And that’s all I could ever ask

You told me to love myself first

To pour into me, before I thirst

Now I fix the pieces once ignored

Learning I am worth fighting for

You don’t want to weigh me down

With all the ache you carry around

But if someday you need to speak

I’ll be the calm when you feel weak

I see you now, behind the fear

You love in ways that feel sincere

Even if you walk with guarded steps

You’re still walking toward what’s next

You don’t need a perfect line

You just need to show up every time

And I’ll be right beside you still—

Love doesn’t ask, it just will

I used to think love had one face

All fireworks and loud embrace

But now I know it’s in the pause

In telling truth, not seeking applause

And though your past still lingers near

You’re choosing love, despite the fear

I see you now, and it’s enough

Your quiet heart, your kind of tough

You don’t have to carry every scar

Not when I know just who you are

You don’t have to rush or fall apart

I’ve got the map back to your heart

We’ll learn, we’ll heal, we’ll figure how—

But most of all…

I see you now.