It's not about how I feel for you
but how steadily I breathe
knowing that you exist.

That's how I knew.

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I caught a glimpse of the universe
in proximity to you,
for our worlds didn't collide and explode
but existed separately to be explored.

And that's how I knew.

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Not the one to give me the world
were you,
but the one to stand next to me
and watch it in awe.

And, that's how I knew.

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Every time I walk the terrains
of my conversations with you,
my ragged breath becomes a slow exhalation
as if emptying stones that weigh me down.

And that's how I knew.

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Strength like never before
breathed as the gentle you,
dismantling every cloud
in my hurricane heart.

And, that's how I knew.

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By giving away
parts that scared you,
your love unveiled parts of me
I wouldn't otherwise know.

And, that's how I knew.

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Never a rough draft were you,
but always enough laughs
to edit into my worst days.

And, that's how I knew.

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