When your gaze found mine, the whole world swayed, As if the earth had missed a hidden beat; The sunlight suddenly grew unafraid, Then melted like warm gold around my feet. I tried to look away, but something stayed, A trembling little universe in you; My eyes became two doors I could not close, And every secret seemed to wander through. I felt my cheeks turn roses in the rain, A sudden fire underneath my skin; The stars began to whisper my sweet shame, While little suns kept blooming from within. Your eyes were not just eyes, they were a place, A strange blue room where gravity was gone; I wandered through the silence of your gaze And somehow lost the person I was on. My heartbeat stumbled, then forgot its name, It ran barefoot through corridors of light; I blushed as though the moon had called me beautiful, Then hid my face from heaven's watching sight. The trees leaned closer, jealous of the view, The flowers opened wider just to see; Even the wind became unusually shy, As thoug...
Despite the distance,
despite the silence,
despite the unanswered questions
that linger between us,
my heart still finds its way to you.
Not to the memory of you.
Not to the dream of who you could be.
But to you.
Despite all.
Despite the nights I told myself to let go.
Despite the reasons that whispered, "Move on."
Despite the walls that life built between us.
My heart remains stubborn.
It still searches for your voice
in crowded rooms.
Still pauses when your name appears.
Still carries a space shaped only for you.
I have met many sunsets,
watched many seasons change,
and walked through countless days pretending
that longing could simply disappear.
But it never did.
Because some people become more than a memory.
They become part of the rhythm of your soul.
And you...
despite all the complications,
despite all the uncertainty,
despite all the ways life has tried
to pull us in different directions—
are still the person my heart calls home.
I do not love you because everything is perfect.
I love you despite the imperfections.
Despite the mistakes.
Despite the scars.
Despite the fears.
Despite all.
There is something about you
that my heart recognizes.
Something that makes ordinary days brighter
and lonely nights softer.
And if my heart could speak freely,
without pride, without fear, without hesitation,
it would simply say:
I need you.
Not because I am incomplete without you,
but because life feels more beautiful with you in it.
So here I stand,
with all my hope,
all my longing,
and all my love,
still choosing you.
You,
despite all.
© 2026 Gloria Penelope
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