Where We Left Off

 Your very first glance

set my soul on fire,

a blaze that burned

through a lifetime’s desire.

You stood afar,

yet filled my core,

in one heartbeat

I knew — I’d loved before.

In your smile

was a spell untamed,

in your walk,

my heart was claimed.

Time stood still,

the winds went mute,

and my heart whispered,

“This is the truth.”

We met in shadows,

hid in sighs,

loving in silence,

while the world passed by.

Your touch, a warmth

to my frozen skin,

your embrace —

where peace lived within.

When my name

trembled on your lips,

the universe collapsed

into love’s eclipse.

We stole moments

from the ticking clocks,

under trees, in lanes,

behind fate’s locks.

Our love was quiet,

but louder than all,

a flame unseen,

yet destined to enthrall.

But then came

a storm of lies,

whispers, doubts —

poison in disguise.

They tore us apart,

without a fight,

left us wandering

in separate nights.

I searched for you

in every crowd,

in every scent,

in every sound.

Your name

still beat in my chest,

though you had vanished,

my love never rest.

Time moved on,

our hair turned grey,

but the ache in my soul

refused to fray.

Then one day,

a dream turned true,

there you stood,

familiar — new.

Your face still held

that sacred glow,

a little wear,

but love did show.

Our eyes met,

and silence spoke,

through all those years

our bond never broke.

You had your world,

I had mine,

but in that moment,

everything aligned.

I held your hand

like the very first time,

you clung to me

like unfinished rhyme.

You softly said,

“It’s far too late…”

My eyes replied,

“But love can wait.”

We forgot the years,

the ache, the cost,

we lived again

what we had lost.

And so we loved —

no questions, no ‘how,’

picked up our hearts

from where we left off… now.