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I didn’t just love her I chose her In the quiet In moments no one else saw I gave her steady hands and a heart that never flinched I loved her when it was easy I loved her more when it wasn’t I memorised her fears softened my voice to hold them I learned her silence waited in the dark without needing light My love didn’t ask to be returned It asked to be real So I gave it even when I was tired even when it cracked me open
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Sep 28, 2025
Sep 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM UTC
The way I loved Her
I didn’t just love her I chose her In the quiet In moments no one else saw I gave her steady hands and a heart that never flinched I loved her when it was easy I loved her more when it wasn’t I memorised her fears softened my voice to hold them I learned her silence waited in the dark without needing light My love didn’t ask to be returned It asked to be real So I gave it even when I was tired even when it cracked me open
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37/M/Australia
Sep 28, 2025
Sep 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM UTC
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