When Love Is Quiet

When Love Is Quiet

Love isn’t always fireworks—

sometimes it’s just the way

someone remembers

your favorite things,

or listens all the way through

even when you talk too softly.

It’s not always loud,

not loud like music at parties,

or dramatic like movie endings.

Sometimes it’s small—

a text that says “made it home,”

or a smile saved just for you.

It shows up

in the days that look ordinary,

in the way someone makes room

for your thoughts,

your fears,

your ideas.

Love isn’t rushing or chasing—

it’s steady,

like a light that stays on

even when the rest of the room

goes dark.

And sometimes,

the strongest kind

is the one that grows slowly—

not rushed,

not forced,

just real enough

to stay.