The Quiet Choice

I've tried to find the words

But they scatter when you smile

Every thought I've ever held

Stops and stays awhile

You walk in like a question

I never knew to ask

And somehow all the noise I was

Just fades into the past

I've chased loud, impossible dreams

But none of them felt right

Until your smile turned cloudy days

Into borrowed light

I love you more than fear

More than doubt, more than time

If the world comes undone

I will still call you mine

Through the fire, through the fall

Through the "what if we break"

Come what may, come what may

I choose you—every day

I admire how you stand

When the room won't meet your eyes

How your kindness feels like courage

How your silence never lies

You don't try to be magic

But you're more than I can explain

You make me want to be better

Just by saying my name

I've been wrong, I've been lost

I've been holding my breath

But loving you feels honest

Like the bravest kind of yes

I love you more than plans

More than safe, more than sure

If my hands start to shake

It's because this is pure

Let the seasons all change

Let the ground rearrange

Come what may, come what may

I won't walk away

I don't promise perfection

I promise truth

I promise to see you

Even when it's hard to

If the world asks me who I am

I'll say I'm the one who loves you

I love you past the end

Past the edge, past goodbye

If the lights all go out

I will still know your light

Every doubt, every scar

Every step that we take

Come what may, come what may

My heart is yours to take

So if love is a leap