Category: Close Enough

# Before She Outgrows My Arms

Children grow quietly. One day you are carrying them in your arms… and one day you are carrying them only in memories. I miss the way my daughter storms into my day without warning — her endless little talks, her sudden hugs, her tiny kisses, even those adorable angry moments she thinks are serious. It’s strange …

# I didn’t see you coming; I felt you happen.

You weren’t just a moment, You were a shift. Because every part of you Spoke to a part of me I had kept hidden. Your softness – Against my restraint. Your warmth – Against my distance. Your present – Against my silence. And somewhere in between, My heart started echoing with you. Not loudly. But deeply. …