<p>Sometimes I wish attraction came with disclaimers. </p><p>Warnings.</p><p>Or at least a manual that says,</p><p>“This one will confuse your entire spiritual foundation.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Because if she were a boy,</p><p>I would’ve understood the whole situation immediately.</p><p>I would’ve just blamed it on good looks,</p><p>good vibes,</p><p>and the fact that my taste in men has always been slightly unserious.</p><p><br/></p><p>But she wasn’t a boy.</p><p>She was a voice.</p><p>A voice that slipped through the cracks of my half-awake mind</p><p>and settled somewhere soft... </p><p>somewhere I didn’t know was reachable.</p><p><br/></p><p>Deep.</p><p>Warm.</p><p>Feminine,</p><p>like she reads novels at 2am without yawning.</p><p><br/></p><p>And when I looked up and saw her?</p><p>God.</p><p>Her face matched her sound.</p><p>Not dramatic beauty,</p><p>Not “drop-dead gorgeous,”</p><p>but that slow, mesmerizing kind of pretty</p><p>that sneaks up on you</p><p>and rearranges your oxygen supply.</p><p><br/></p><p>Like God carved her with intention,</p><p>and then hid her in my roommate’s social life</p><p>just to test my emotional Wi-Fi.</p><p><br/></p><p>And I think I failed.</p><p>Or maybe I passed too well.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because the moment she smiled,</p><p>my heart didn’t beat... </p><p>it shifted.</p><p>It made room.</p><p>It rearranged something.</p><p>Then she glanced at me.</p><p>Once.</p><p>Twice.</p><p>Long enough for my brain to whisper,</p><p>“Oh. So we respond to this too?”</p><p><br/></p><p>And I hated that.</p><p>And I loved that.</p><p>And I hated that I loved that.</p><p><br/></p><p>I kept pretending to sleep,</p><p>but every time she laughed,</p><p>my chest did that stupid warm flutter.</p><p>The kind I usually reserve for masc people online</p><p>or fictional men with sharp jawlines and emotional damage.</p><p><br/></p><p>She stood by my bedside,</p><p>close enough for me to memorize her silhouette.</p><p>I didn’t move.</p><p>But something inside me did.</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly I wanted to know her laugh,</p><p>her playlists,</p><p>her favorite type of chaos,</p><p>and whether her voice sounds even better</p><p>up close.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because if she were a boy,</p><p>I could explain it.</p><p>I could pray about it.</p><p>I could joke about it.</p><p>I could even daydream about it</p><p>without feeling like I’m breaking any spiritual laws.</p><p><br/></p><p>But she wasn’t a boy.</p><p>She was a girl.</p><p>A very pretty girl</p><p>with a voice that felt like a soft hand on my neck.</p><p>and a smile that made me question</p><p>every label I’ve ever confidently carried.</p><p><br/></p><p>So how do I tell my mind</p><p>to stop replaying a moment that lasted two seconds?</p><p>How do I tell my faith</p><p>that my heart glitched for a woman?</p><p>How do I tell myself</p><p>that attraction isn’t sin,</p><p>but confusion feels like punishment?</p><p><br/></p><p>I don’t want a girl.</p><p>I don’t want to be with a girl.</p><p>I’m not built for that life.</p><p>But I wanted her,</p><p>in that moment,</p><p>in a way that didn’t ask for permission.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe it wasn’t desire.</p><p>Maybe it was resonance.</p><p>Maybe it was energy recognizing energy.</p><p>Maybe it was softness calling to softness.</p><p>Or maybe </p><p>just maybe </p><p>God has a sense of humor.</p><p><br/></p><p>All I know is this:</p><p>If she were a boy,</p><p>I wouldn’t be confused.</p><p>But she wasn’t.</p><p>So now I am.</p>
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