When Love Chose Me

Not every heart is saved by time. Some are saved by the quiet arrival of love.

When Love Chose Me

I feared that love would fade away
Like crimson skies at close of day.
Yet fate inscribed a different art
And placed your name upon my heart.

You came not dressed in grand disguise
But dawn itself within your eyes.
A gentle voice, a quiet flame
That softly whispered out my name.

You held my silence like a prayer
As though each wound were worthy of care.
No restless storms, no chains to bind
Just peace that settled in my mind.

You never asked the past to fade
Nor judged the walls my sorrow made.
You built no prison from my fears
You simply stayed through all the years.

Love is not found in loud acclaim
Nor burning skies that shout your name.
It lives within the smallest space.
A patient heart... a warm embrace.

It is the hand that does not part
The quiet keeper of a heart.
The gentle light through winter’s snow
The only place a soul can grow.

Love is not fire meant to burn
But light that asks for no return.
It blooms where weary souls belong
And turns their broken breath to song.

It does not rush; it does not chase
It gives the lonely heart its place.
Like spring returning after frost
It finds the pieces once thought lost.

So if tomorrow steals our years,
Or time dissolves our smiles in tears
I’ll bless the day our hearts agreed...
For love was all we’d ever need.

And if the stars forget our name
My heart will love you just the same.
For every life that follows this
Will carry still... our quiet bliss.