Writers 
Maybe love has not forgotten your address,
maybe your heart is simply being taught
the difference between being wanted
and being truly cherished.
So while you wait,
do not mistake the silence for rejection.
Some doors stay closed
because what is behind them
was never meant to be your home.
Do not rush into someone’s arms
just because your nights feel lonely.
Loneliness is not a reason
to settle for a love
that makes you feel alone while you’re together.
Your person may be taking the long way to you—
learning, healing, growing,
becoming someone who can hold your heart
without treating it like something disposable.
And while they are becoming,
you are becoming too.
So build your life.
Laugh loudly.
Dream again.
Take yourself out.
Dance in your room.
Wear the beautiful clothes.
Go where your heart feels alive.
Because love should not be the beginning
of your happiness.
It should be the beautiful thing
that finds you already becoming whole.
And when the right person finally comes,
you won’t have to beg for consistency,
decode their silence,
or wonder where you stand.
You will know.
Not because love will be perfect,
but because it will feel like peace
after years of mistaking chaos for passion.
So, to everyone still waiting for their Mr. or Mrs. Right:
Don’t give up on love.
Just don’t give up yourself
while waiting for it.
What is meant for you
does not need you to become less
to be loved.
Keep your heart soft.
Keep your standards high.
Keep living.
Perhaps somewhere,
someone is praying for a person like you too—
and one day,
two waiting hearts
will finally stop waiting.
