The moment I knew

The world was hushed, a canvas painted gray, Until your smile, a sunbeam, pierced the day. A melody in laughter, sweet and clear, Awakened senses I'd held dormant, dear. Your words, like verses whispered on the breeze, Unfurled a poetry among the trees. Then, questioning, you turned your gaze to me, A shadow crossed my sunlit reverie. A premonition, heavy, dark, and deep, A truth I buried, secrets I would keep. You saw the change, the landscape of my face, Transformed by love, in that enchanted space. I tried to fight it, reason took its stand, But denial crumbled, grains of shifting sand. The very instant I denied the fla me, Love's wildfire roared, and whispered your sweet name. For in that moment, truth became so clear, My heart was yours, and yours alone, my dear.