A Thousand Reasons To Love

I had a thousand reasons to love her.

I could make a list, one by one,

of everything I loved about her—

her smile, her voice, her hair,

and the way I felt when I was around her.

There were so many little things I noticed about her,

so many memories I wish I could relive.

And even after all of that,

there was only one reason to stop.

My love didn't disappear suddenly.

It didn't make me believe

that she was a bad person overnight.

Sometimes, love alone isn't enough.

When I had to beg to be chosen,

when I had to question where I stood in her life,

and when I had to make myself smaller just to stay,

I realised something.

I had a thousand reasons to stay.

She had only one reason to leave.

And she left without an answer,

without a goodbye.

I realised that I can love her deeply

and still accept that she wasn't meant to stay.

And even if God gave me a choice

between heaven and her,

I would still choose her.

Because to me,

she is my heaven.

By

Sanji-Paul Arvind