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Falling Wasn’t the Plan
But I never stood a chance, did I?
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I didn’t mean to fall.
Maybe that’s a lie. Maybe I did. I guess .. I honestly don’t know...
Maybe I was already slipping when you looked at me that way—like I was something worth holding onto. Like the world started when I held your hands….
I don’t know when it started..
Was it the first time you laughed at one of my dumb jokes? Or when you remembered something small, something even I forgot? Was it when you pulled me close, like letting go wasn’t an option?
I think it was all of it.
The late-night talks. The way you always waited, even when I was running late. The way your hand found mine like it belonged there. The way silence with you never felt empty. But so intimate and a warm hug.
Love isn’t supposed to be this easy, is it?
I thought it was supposed to be complicated, full of games and guessing. But with you, it just is so easy. No second-guessing. No overthinking. Just you and me. And our moments.
I want to say I was careful. That I built walls. That I kept my heart safe. But you walked in like the doors were already open. And maybe they were. For…
