“Love That Stayed”

He took your breath away—
but I breathed life into your soul
so you could survive the silence.

He captured your eyes—
but I was the one who wiped your tears
when no one else saw you crying.

He watched you suffer
and walked away from your loneliness—
but I stepped into your pain
and brought you joy from within.

He loved you for what you could offer—
but I cherished you beyond reason,
beyond condition, beyond love’s limits.

He gave you moments of pleasure—
but I gave you dreams too big for the world,
and joy too deep to be measured.

I am the love he couldn’t be.
I am the comfort he never gave.
I am the voice that stayed
when silence grew loud.

I am the love that stayed.