Stays Lit

I was cold inside for years,

Smiling through my quiet fears.

Every touch just came and went,

Never sure what love meant.

Then you showed up soft and slow,

Didn’t need to steal the show.

No fast heart, no crashing start,

Just you and your patient spark.

You saw through the mess I wore,

Lit a light behind my door.

You’re the fire that stays lit,

Even when the sky forgets.

Not a blaze, not a storm,

But the place I’m always warm.

You don’t flicker, you don’t fade,

You’re the calm in every wave.

When the world begins to quit,

You’re the fire… that stays lit.

You don’t chase, you don’t demand,

You just hold my shaky hand.

Even when I pull away,

You’re still love at close of day.

It’s not perfect, it’s not clean,

But you never make me shrink.

I can cry, I can speak,

You just listen when I’m weak.

You don’t try to fix it all,

You just catch me when I fall.

You’re the fire that stays lit,

Even when the sky forgets.

Not a blaze, not a storm,

But the place I’m always warm.

You don’t flicker, you don’t fade,

You’re the calm in every wave.

When the world begins to quit,

You’re the fire… that stays lit.

You’re not loud, but you’re strong,

You’ve been here all along.

No need to shout to prove,

That love is what you do.

You’re the fire that stays lit,

Even when the sky forgets.

Not a blaze, not a storm,

But the place I’m always warm.

You don’t flicker, you don’t fade,

You’re the calm in every wave.

When I lose the will to fight,

You still burn, a steady light…

You’re the fire…

That stays lit.