"We grow" (July 5, 2025)

Not every love begins in light
Some bloom in silence, out of sight
Where truth is slow, and names are few
But something real has come from you

You wore a mask, I didn’t run
I saw the flame behind the one
Who dared to speak and let me see
The parts you hid even from me

And love did not retreat
It didn’t fade or flee
It stayed when shadows fell
And whispered, “Let it be”
You told me who you are
And I didn’t ask you to
Be someone else—
I stayed…
And love, it grew

No perfect path, no easy line
But you were brave, and so was I
We walked through silence into truth
And met as hearts without a roof

And love did not retreat
It opened like the sky
It held us in the hush
Where old disguises die
You told me who you are
And all I gave was you
My open hands…
And love—
It grew