i was eighteen
radiant
untamed
the summer stretched wide
a horizon of late nights
endless laughter
the air thick with freedom
and the taste
of everything new
forever wasn’t in my plans
but then
there was you
love didn’t tiptoe in
it struck
like lightning
wild
unstoppable
blooming faster
than the world expected
they doubted
they whispered
but we carved our truth
into time
and nearly three decades later
we are
the living proof
we are no longer those kids
(thank god for it)
i love the people we’ve become
the life we’ve built
the tiny universe
that belongs only
to us
you
me
our family
our fortress
ours is not an ordinary love
it is rare
enduring
extraordinary
and if i had to walk
through every storm
every season
every lifetime again
i would choose
(without hesitation)
to walk it
with you
