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You fell where the stars forgot to shine,

I found you tracing ghosts between the lines.

You said the world felt too heavy to bear,

so I built you peace from the breath of prayer.

I never asked you to glow for me,

just wanted you to finally see

you were always light, even when dim,

the dawn already lived within.

And when you broke, I didn’t run,

I stayed until your tears were done.

Held your silence, carried your rain,

until your laughter learned my name again.

I stayed... when the world turned grey,

when your voice was lost in the storms that came.

I stayed... through your nights of fear,

until your heart remembered it could hear.

You don’t owe me anything new,

I just wanted life to find you.

‘Cause love is not what leaves

it’s what stays, quietly true.

You used to whisper, “I’m not enough,”

but I saw your strength, it was always tough.

I caught the cracks before they bled,

and painted gold on what you said.

You grew through fire, and I just smiled,

‘cause even scars can bloom in style.

I didn’t fix you, I just stayed near,

to remind your soul that love is here.

I wasn’t your hero, just your hand,

helping you rise when you couldn’t stand.

And every time your sky fell apart,

I gave you my wings, not my heart.

Because you already had it...

from the start.

I stayed... when the lights were gone,

when your world forgot its song.

I stayed... not out of pain,

but because your smile was worth the rain.

Now you shine, and I fade behind,

happy knowing peace is what you find.

You don’t owe me a thing, my dear

just promise to keep the light clear.

You call it gratitude,

I call it love... simple, quiet, true.

You were never saved by me…

I just stayed,

‘til you saved you.

I stayed..

I stayed..

I stayed...

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