I am excited to let you know
Each time I grow, each time I glow.
I quit the smoke, the haze, and the lies,
Hoping you'd see me with softer eyes.

I lace my shoes, I run through pain,
I chase the sun, I fight the rain.
I work all day till my fingers bleed,
Driven by more than want or need.

It’s love—it’s you—I’m reaching for,
Each change I make, I love you more.
But still, your heart stays far away…
And mine just hopes you'll look my way.

One day, maybe, you’ll finally see
The better man I tried to be
Not for the world, but just for you,
For love I wish you somehow knew.

Don’t stay because you feel you must,
Love can’t be built on guilt or dust.
Stay only if your heart beats true,
If every breath still aches for “you.”

I want your smile, not just your face,
Your laughter warm, your soft embrace.
But if your joy begins to fade,
Don’t let our love become a cage.

I’d rather kiss you one last time,
Than hold you bound by silent crime.
So stay, my love, if love is why
Not just to soothe a saddened sigh.

You didn’t ask him for a throne,
Or beg to never be alone.
Love, when true, won’t need a claim,
Or guilt wrapped up and called your name.

He chose—but not to set you free,
Not love, if it comes conditionally.
You’re not a favor, not a chore—
You’re worth a love that asks no more.

connection begins,
where fear ends.

Distance makes the heart grow bright,
Even when we're out of sight.
Though we're apart, I know it's true,
As long as you're happy, I'll be too.

The miles may separate our view,
But love endures, steady and true.
Your joy is all I need to see,
For your happiness means the world to me.

She walks with grace, a world of light,
A thousand paths within her sight.
I stand on one, but she's not mine,
While others wait in tender line.

Her heart a garden, rich and wide,
And I, the lonely one outside.
I wonder if she sees me there,
Or if I'm just a fleeting air.

In silence, I fear the growing space,
A whisper of doubt I can't erase.
Her laughter shared with another's ear,
A friendship that I can't come near.

The miles between us stretch and bend,
And I wonder if this will be the end.
A male friend's smile, her trust, her light,
Am I losing her to the quiet night?