The Hug That Spoke Loudly

The Hug That Spoke Loudly

There was fear in his eyes - 

not the kind that runs,

but the kind that lingers quietly

in the corners of strength,

where breath becomes fragile

and time dares to pause.

He looked at us,

as if memorizing the 

shape of love before it 

slipped between the seconds.

And yet, beneath that glassy veil,

his heart beat loud 

with a truth unspoken - 

a fierce, boiling love

too big for his bones to hold.

Then came a familiar voice - his son’s,
quiet but steady,
and with it, an embrace
from the boy he once carried - 
now a man,
wrapping him in love
too deep for words.

And the storm in his chest

calmed. 

His eyes found peace,

just for a moment - 

as if touched by something

not of this world.

A reminder that love

is louder than fear,

and softer than pain.

He is still here - 

each day a gift,

each breath a borrowed miracle.

And though we saw fear in his eyes,

what we felt more

was the power of love

fighting to stay.