I tried to stop the damn butterflies😭

I TRIED TO STOP THE DAMN BUTTERFLIES 😭

I tried to stop the damn butterflies,

But even if I could,

Your smile instantly

Lights them up.

And the way my name

Rolls out of your mouth

Like it's already yours,

Always leaves me

Awed.

And I'd choose you

Over and over

Again, even with qualms.

Because somehow,

Loving you feels less like a choice

And more like coming home.

He has a left dimple

When he smiles too hard,

He scratches his head

When he's confused.

He sings softly

When he's alone,

And loves dancing

In the rain.

He smiles when he's nervous,

Laughs at the smallest things,

And sometimes goes quiet

When there's too much on his mind.

He remembers little things

I don't even remember telling him.

The way I take my tea,

The songs I hum without noticing,

The words I repeat

When I'm trying not to cry.

He smiled at me today,

And the dimple on his left cheek

Rose.

For a moment,

Everything else disappeared.

It was just his smile,

His eyes,

And the stupid butterflies

I had promised myself

I would stop feeling.

I thought I knew him

Like the back of my hand.

I had mastered every detail,

Every habit,

Every little expression

I thought I could predict.

But it was all

My imagination.

Because perhaps

You can know someone's favorite song,

Their favorite food,

The way they smile,

The way they speak,

And still not know them at all.

Maybe that's the beautiful part.

There will always be

Something new to discover,

Something I missed,

Something I never knew

Was hiding beneath

The person I thought

I had already figured out.