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A simple glance across the room, Yet something deep began to prove.  \nYour smile arrived before your words, Soft as light on early spring.  \nMy heart, untrained in careful guards, Felt sudden, reckless fluttering.  \nWe spoke in fragments, shy and slow, In stolen looks and quiet grace. But in that brief and tender glow, I found a home within your face.  \nWhen our eyes first met, love did not shout—It bloomed in silence, pure and new. A single moment, small and sweet, Yet strong enough to change what I once knew.  \nThe Day You Became My Favorite Person  \nIt wasn’t written in the sky, No grand confession, no loud surprise. Just somewhere between a simple joke And the softness resting in your eyes.  \nYou stayed a little longer that day, Listening as if my words were gold. You remembered things I once had said, Stories I barely dared to hold.  \nYou made the ordinary feel rare—Tea tasted sweeter, walks felt new. And in the quiet after laughter, I realized I was choosing you.  \nNot just for the smiles or late-night calls, But for the comfort in your tone. For how you made the chaos pause And how “with you” felt like home.  \nThat was the day it gently grew—No fireworks, no dramatic sign.  \nJust a quiet truth inside my heart: You became my favorite person of all time.  \nEndless Calls and Midnight Talks  \nThe clock would strike past midnight’s hour, Yet neither one would say goodbye. Your voice became my favorite sound, A gentle hush beneath the sky.  \nWe talked of fears we never shared, Of childhood dreams and secret scars.  \nBetween soft laughter and tired sighs, We mapped our future in the stars.  \nThe world outside would fall asleep, But we stayed wide awake in “us.”  \nEvery silence felt so full, Every pause so luminous.  \nBattery low, but hearts so high, We stretched the night as far as it could go. In whispered jokes and honest truths, Our fragile love began to grow.  \nEndless calls and midnight talks—Where time would fade and doubts would hide.  \nBack then, forever felt so near, With you breathing on the other side.  \nCoffee Dates & Shared Dreams  \nAcross a small, familiar table, With cups that warmed our eager hands, We spoke of futures bright and stable, Drawing maps in shifting sands.  \nSteam would rise between our smiles, Like hopes escaping into air.  \nYou’d trace tomorrow with your words, And I would meet you halfway there.  \nWe planned small homes with window light, And cities we would one day roam. Between soft sips and playful fights, We built a place we’d call our home.  \nCoffee grew cold, but not our talk—Our laughter lingered, sweet and deep. We dreamed as if the world was ours, As if love was ours to keep.  \nCoffee dates and shared dreams—Simple hours, quietly grand. Back when forever felt so close, And the future fit inside your hand.  \nWe Promised “Forever” Without Knowing  \nTime  \nWe said “forever” like it was small, Like something simple we could hold. Two fearless hearts against the world, Too young to measure what we told.  \nYour fingers crossed with mine that day, As if the future bowed to us.  \nWe laughed at distance, mocked at doubt, Believing love was always enough.  \nWe carved our names in fragile plans, On promises the wind could hear. We thought that time was on our side, That nothing real could disappear.  \n“Always” fell so lightly then, A word that tasted sweet and bright. We wore it like a crown of stars, Too dazzled by its shining light.  \nWe promised forever without knowing time—Without knowing how it bends and breaks.  \nNot understanding love must grow, Or how much patience forever takes.  \nMy Long Distance Relationship  \nMiles grew quietly between our hands, Not in love, but on the map.  \nAirports, screens, and different lands Began to stretch what once felt close and wrapped.  \nYour voice arrived through fragile waves, A signal fighting through the night. 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