I wasn’t expecting you, no,
not like this,
not in the quiet hour between day and night,
when the world seems to pause,
holding its breath as if waiting for something,
something like you.
You arrived like a soft breeze,
barely noticeable at first,
until I realized the way you moved through my life,
gentle, yet undeniable,
changing the rhythm of my days.
I wasn’t expecting you,
to find me when I was lost in thought,
wrapped in my own solitude,
content with the silence that had grown familiar,
only to have it broken by the sound of your laughter,
a sound that now echoes through my heart.
No, not like this,
not with such ease,
as if you had always been here,
a piece I hadn’t known was missing,
a light that made the shadows retreat.
You caught me off guard,
like a sudden burst of rain on a clear day,
refreshing, surprising,
and I find myself drenched in the realization
that perhaps I was waiting for you all along.
I wasn’t expecting you,
but now that you’re here,
I see how you fit into the spaces I hadn’t yet filled,
how you’ve woven yourself into the fabric of my being,
and I can’t imagine my world without the colors
you’ve brought with you.
No, I wasn’t expecting you,
not like this,
but now that you’re here,
I’m grateful for the unexpected,
for the way you’ve changed everything
by simply being you.
