When I First Heard You

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It was the eighth of February,
a week before Valentine's Day,
when I first heard your voice-
rising above the world's noise.

I curled beneath the sheets,
while you spoke about yourself.
Your voice was a cotton candy-
soft, dissolving, sweet.

But what stood out to me,
wasn't how you sounded,
not the way you talked-
it was the moment you opened up,
and told me everything.

Your pain,
Your fear,
Your longing,
Your heart-
I've resonated with them all.

And I fell in love,
even though you don't know me...
even though you're not really here...
even though we've never met...
even when all you are-
is just a voice on my radio.


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