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I didn’t realize how much I needed you… until your absence started feeling heavi

I didn’t realize how much I needed you…

until your absence started feeling heavier than everything else.

Your silence felt louder than the world,

and suddenly nothing felt complete without you.

I used to believe I was strong enough alone,

that I didn’t need anyone to hold me together.

I told myself love should be calm, controlled, distant…

so I wouldn’t depend on someone too much.

But the truth is, loving halfway only left me empty.

Pretending I didn’t need you only made the distance hurt more.

Because when someone becomes your comfort,

their absence feels like losing your peace.

I missed your voice when my mind was restless.

I missed your arms when my heart felt heavy.

I missed your presence when everything else felt meaningless.

And that’s when I understood something real —

needing someone isn’t weakness…

it’s what happens when love becomes home.

You don’t just calm my thoughts,

you quiet my fears.

You don’t just hold my hand,

you hold my entire heart together.

I deserve a love where I can say “I need you”

without feeling small.

Where dependence is not fear… but trust.

Where closeness is not pressure… but peace.

With you, I don’t have to pretend anymore.

I can be soft, vulnerable, completely open.

Because loving you doesn’t make me weak…

it makes me whole.

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