I fell in love with you from the inside out, heard your voice before I saw you face to face. I studied your written words like jewels; your laugh was gold. That year, we turned a random online friendship into unexpected treasure.
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Maybe it wasn’t meant to last, but that makes it no less beautiful — a brilliant, faceted flash in the dark hollow of my post-divorce, pandemic life. You found me, softened my broken edges, and held me up to the light. You showed me what real love looks like. I’ll keep that close, always.
