Written by:

Zerayn D.

When I seemed distant, cold, or shy,
I shielded us from drifting high,
for when our eyes would meet, so wide,
our heartbeat surged like rising tide.

Do I make you jealous? No, not so,
sometimes love needs space to grow,
from far I watched, as fates would swing,
I am the subject, you are the king.

I saw the fury in your gaze,
I counted smiles lost in the haze,
and yet, no matter what you see,
I stay forever true to me.

I stand in silence, calm and still,
while you command with strength and will,
I see your victories take their form,
you brave the fire, we ride the storm.

Though words escape, your eyes betray,
the thoughts your heart won’t let you say,
so often I can see your deep plea,
you hide the storms inside the sea.

Now I behold, I hear, I know,
I earned the space I now grow,
with humble heart and quiet grace,
I open my doors to a brighter place.

Though doubt and questions linger loud,
I meet you here, no longer cowed,
so step within as you are without a shroud,
I will stay and risk this heart to stick around.