I say
When I say I love you, it’s because
you carved out a place in me, one I
never knew was there.
When I say I love you, it’s because
you traced every scar back to its
origin and never once flinched.
You turned my heart inside out,
sifted through the mess, and still
found something worth holding.
I say I love you because your pain
hums at the same frequency as mine—
and when our eyes meet, I don’t feel
alone anymore.
And when you say it, I feel your soul
lying next to mine,
like parallel lines that dared to bend.
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