I didn’t know who I was looking at—
Not at first glance.

I thought maybe you were just another soul
I’d cross paths with,
Someone I’d walk this Earth beside,
But not with.

Never in my wildest dreams
Did I imagine wanting to walk this Earth with you.

Maybe it was your hazel eyes—
Glowing like warm amber veins
Spread across a leather canvas,
Glints of green dancing around your irises
Like sunlight flickering through the forest.

Maybe it was the way your hand felt in mine—
The weight of it,
Not heavy in burden,
But in depth.
A weight that whispered of both love
And long-held sorrow.

When we first met,
I didn’t know who I was dealing with.

I was dealing with a thief—
An unapologetic one.

Because when your lips first met mine,
Something inside me shifted.
Something twisted… came untwined.
A knot I thought would never loosen
Was finally pulled free.

And for the first time in a long time,
I felt love again.

You stole my heart—
Effortlessly,
Unintentionally, perhaps…
But completely.

You became the center of my gravity.
You pulled every bit of focus from within me
And held it like it belonged to you—
Maybe it always did.

Now, all I want
Is to give you everything you’ve been missing:
Love.
Affection.
Gratitude.
Attention.
Appreciation.
Res­pect.

And the quiet safety of being seen.
Fully.
Honestly.
Tenderly.

You, the thief who stole my heart...
Can keep it.