If You’re the One

The room is quiet, but my mind still hums.

Your laugh still lingers where the music comes.

You touched my hand, and the world went still—

One gentle thing, and I start to feel.

I tell myself, “baby, breathe, don’t run,”

But my pulse don’t listen to anyone.

You look my way, and I lose my ground—

A heart like mine don’t do halfway sounds.

If you’re the one, I’ll let the stars rearrange,

I’ll let my walls crack open, let my soul change.

But if you’re just a ghost that the night let in,

I’ll whisper a prayer and start again.

My faith gon’ light this trembling skin—

If you’re the one, I’ll let you in.

There’s a girl I built from all my scars,

She hums her hymns under neon bars.

I’ve seen the storm, I’ve seen the fall,

I’m not afraid to lose it all.

Just don’t take the peace I finally found,

Don’t twist my calm into battlegrounds.

I’ve come too far to let fear steer,

Too close to God to drown right here.

If love’s the test, then I’ll take my turn,

But I won’t unlearn what I had to learn.

If you’re the one, I’ll let the stars rearrange,

I’ll let the good Lord write the change.

But if you’re not, I’ll still be whole,

Still be woman, still be soul.

And I’ll thank the night for showing me

What love can be, if you’re the one.