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I fell in love
First, I fell in love all at once
I fell in love with every word uttered from their lips
To hear the sweet symphony of his voice
The melody
Was so beloved to me
Then, I fell in love slowly
Years and years of service, gratitude, and grace
Transfixed my eyes and and made me blind
To all others
I blushed
When he spoke
Like the sun in all of its Magnificent glory
I could not look directly at him
He made me laugh
And when I did my heart skipped a beat
So palpably that I thought to myself
Did anyone else notice?
Time passes yet this love burns so bright
In silence
And we plan
And God plans
And by Allāh, Allah is the best of planners
But still A prick of sadness
when life moves on
And he moves on
Recalibration Introspection Reflection
Time
Acceptance
I come to realize with my eyes wide
Why I fell in love
It wasn’t his infectious laugh
The way he spoke
Or even what he looked like
I was wrong the whole time I was looking at the outside not looking inward
I fell in love and it was
The Quran in his heart
The Sunnah on his tongue
The Akhlaq in his life
And with that I let go of
My love of the outside shell
And search for a love
With purpose