Written Before

Random Wednesday, out of the blue No grand beginning, no clue of you Just two names on a glowing screen But something moved in between First conversation, reckless and wild No guarded words, no need for style I said “I love you” just as a joke You answered, “Is it too soon to ask you to marry me” No games, no masks, no disguise Just something honest in your replies What felt so simple, so light, so free Was something bigger than you and me Somehow we found each other, right out of the blue Like I was always meant for you No grand plan, no warning sign Just your heart beating into mine What started in laughter What started in play Was written long before We met that September night Darling bar, September, our first night out Low candlelight, the quiet doubt Two strangers caught in a stolen stare Like the whole world disappeared there Every word hung soft and slow No need to rush, nowhere to go Just something pulling, warm and deep A gravity neither could keep Locked away in an escape room maze Dim-lit walls and nervous haze I stumbled lightly on the stairs A fleeting shock, a breathless scare I laughed it off but felt my chest That fragile fear I never confessed Thought for a moment you might retreat But you just smiled back at me Like nothing fractured, nothing torn Like this was easy, like this was known Somehow we found each other, right out of the blue Like I was always meant for you No grand plan, no warning sign Just your heart beating into mine What started in laughter What started in play Was written long before We ever met that day Six months gone, boxes packed No fear of cracks, no looking back It felt like slipping into place Like home had always worn your face Morning coffee, tangled sheets Laughing barefoot in the kitchen heat Nothing heavy, nothing forced Just quiet love without a cost Lost inside our little world Where even ordinary moments glowed New York nights and sleepless skies Mexico sun in your eyes Streets of Paris, foreign air Everywhere felt like we’d been there Italy calling, slow and sweet Tokyo trembling beneath our feet Across the oceans, across the miles Home was never a place — but your arms Four in the morning, you woke my soul Half-asleep but you wouldn’t let go Singing that ridiculous song About eating the cats and dogs Santorini sky, silver and blue Dreams still clinging like morning dew Then on that hill beneath sunrise You changed my world before my eyes By that small church, your shaking hands No grand speech, no perfect plan You just asked — and time stood still Forever resting on that hill Somehow we found each other, right out of the blue Like I was always meant for you No grand plan, no warning sign Just your heart beating into mine What started in laughter What started in play Was written long before We ever met that day No accidents, no wasted time No random stars, no borrowed signs Just two souls, already known Finally finding their way back home