I wish I had loved you like the rain loves the earth—
Quietly, with patience,
And with a tenderness that soaked you
Through to the very roots of your soul.
Not in the fierce storms that tore apart everything,
But in the soft, constant drizzle
That whispered across your skin
And nurtured the quiet corners of your heart.
I wish I had known that love could be this way—
Not a fire, not a force,
But a gentle unfolding,
A warmth that never burned,
But always glowed.

I wish I had loved you with the wisdom
Of time I never gave us,
With the understanding that love doesn’t rush,
That it doesn’t need to be loud to be real.
I would have shown you the way the world bends
When you stop fighting against it,
When you surrender to the flow,
And let the moments between us
Be enough—
Not as an explosion of passion,
But as the steady rhythm of two hearts
Pulsing in quiet synchrony.

I wish I had loved you like the moon loves the night—
Not asking for anything in...