Ordinary Love

I never wanted a love that made the whole world glow,

I just wanted somewhere quiet where I could let go.

A hand I could hold without fearing goodbye,

A love that stayed steady, even when I cried.

I wanted the little things, the ordinary days,

The comfort of someone who knew all my ways.

A goodnight, a good morning, a “how have you been?”

A love that felt easy, not something I had to win.

I know what it feels like to miss someone and wait,

To wonder if distance was love or just fate.

But I never got to know what it meant to feel sure,

To have someone stay and make me feel secure.

So maybe I’m grieving a love I never had,

Not one person, not one goodbye that went bad.

Just the simple kind of love I always wished for,

The kind that feels ordinary,

and asks for nothing more.