Home in the Wreckage

The walls were falling, rain came through I held my breath, waiting to lose You walked in with nothing to prove Just sat down beside my ruin I thought love meant burning down But you taught me quiet ground You built me a home in the wreckage Stayed when the roof gave way Held me through broken sentences Till I found the words to say I don’t need saving, I just need proof And I found it standing next to you My hands were shaking, sharp with blame I carved old scars, called out my name You never flinched, you never changed You just reached across the silence I thought love was built on pain But you showed me it can stay You built me a home in the wreckage Stayed when the roof gave way Held me through broken sentences Till I found the words to say I don’t need saving, I just need proof And I found it standing next to you Ashes still fall, but I’m not afraid Your hand in mine is the vow we made Not to be perfect, not to be whole Just to keep carrying what we can hold You built me a home in the wreckage Stayed when the night turned cold Every fracture, every message Led me to a love that holds I don’t need saving, I just need truth And I found it standing next to you