She learned early how to disappear
How to smile and not let it show
Built her walls out of silence
Locked every door she knew
She thought love was just a word
People said when they wanted something back
So she kept her heart hidden
In the dark where it couldn’t crack
She told herself she was stronger alone
Didn’t need a hand to hold
But the quiet nights kept proving
That being numb still gets cold
She didn’t know what love was
Thought it always came with pain
So she blocked out every feeling
Like shelter from the rain
She wore her loneliness like armor
Said, “I’m better on my own”
But deep inside she was breaking
In a heart she’d never known
Then he showed up soft and steady
Never pushed, never ran
He cared about the small things
Like her favorite song, her shaking hands
He listened to the silence
Like it was something she could say
And for the first time ever
She didn’t turn away
He didn’t try to fix her
Didn’t ask her to be brave
He just stayed right there beside her
When she was scared to stay
She didn’t know what love was
Till he showed her how it feels
Not a promise or a rescue
Just something honest, something real
He saw her scars like constellations
Not mistakes, not shame
And slowly she started believing
Her heart could learn his name
Love wasn’t fireworks or perfect words
It was patience in the dark
Someone choosing her every day
Even when she fell apart
And she cried when she realized
She’d never been too much
She’d just been waiting all this time
To be met with gentle love
Now she knows what love is
It’s not fear dressed as fate
It’s someone holding space for her
When she’s learning how to stay
She’s still scared, still healing
But she’s letting the light rush in
Because a boy who cared about everything
Taught her how to feel again
She opens doors she sealed for years
Lets the daylight touch her skin
And for the first time she believes
Love was never something to fear
Just something to let in
