and there you came
tenderly plucking
hours from time
for you and i
thoughts from your heart
silencing many storms
your softest, warmest gaze
emanating beyond the
depths of my soul
sewing piece by piece
the fragile patchwork
of my existence
the room wrapped
around you, hazed in
muted greens
shrinking, fading
in the distance
as you whispered life
and love to me
ever so clearly
without a single word
and that’s
when i knew…