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WHEN RINGS BECOME CIRCLES OF FIRE
<p><br/></p><p>Woman:</p><p><br/></p><p>I held the ring and felt its weight</p><p>as if gold could anchor a heart</p><p>that trembles even in safety</p><p><br/></p><p>I believed love was gentle</p><p>a river flowing without cutting</p><p>a light that warms without burning</p><p><br/></p><p>But nights came</p><p>and the house whispered</p><p>your absence into every corner</p><p><br/></p><p>I called your name</p><p>and the walls answered first</p><p>your silence second</p><p>my fear loudest of all</p><p><br/></p><p>I shouted</p><p>not out of hate</p><p>but because I feared</p><p>that love could vanish</p><p>if I did not hold it</p><p><br/></p><p>I questioned</p><p>I demanded</p><p>I blamed</p><p>and I forgot</p><p>that love listens before it answers</p><p><br/></p><p>I paced the floor</p><p>counted cracks in the ceiling</p><p>counted heartbeats I feared would stop</p><p>and touched the ring</p><p>that burned against my skin</p><p><br/></p><p>I wanted to leave</p><p>to throw it to the wind</p><p>but I stayed</p><p>because fire teaches</p><p>and love is fire</p><p>disguised as gold</p><p><br/></p><p>I whispered into the empty room</p><p>do not let me burn alone</p><p>do not let silence become our cage</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Man:</p><p><br/></p><p>I came home</p><p>the world heavy on my shoulders</p><p>my hands carrying battles</p><p>my eyes carrying distance</p><p><br/></p><p>I heard your voice</p><p>before I opened the door</p><p>not anger</p><p>not accusation</p><p>but fear bleeding</p><p>into every word</p><p><br/></p><p>I wanted to explain</p><p>but silence came first</p><p>words felt like sparks</p><p>too dangerous to touch</p><p><br/></p><p>I left without speaking</p><p>because duty waits</p><p>because love cannot always speak</p><p>through noise</p><p><br/></p><p>When I returned</p><p>you stood on the edge</p><p>not giving up</p><p>but remembering how fragile we are</p><p><br/></p><p>I caught you</p><p>not with anger</p><p>not with blame</p><p>but with arms that held</p><p>what fear could not break</p><p><br/></p><p>I said</p><p>I did not disappear</p><p>I never left</p><p>I only forgot</p><p>that love needs words, patience, and trust</p><p><br/></p><p>I held your hands</p><p>like fire holding light</p><p>and told you</p><p>even the fiercest flame</p><p>can warm</p><p>even the fiercest flame</p><p>can stay</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Together:</p><p><br/></p><p>We sat on the floor</p><p>rings between us</p><p>not ornaments</p><p>but witnesses</p><p><br/></p><p>The fire did not vanish</p><p>it shaped us</p><p>molded us</p><p>taught us how to bend</p><p>without breaking</p><p><br/></p><p>We learned to speak</p><p>and to listen</p><p>to touch without asking</p><p>to wait without fearing</p><p><br/></p><p>Now the ring rests quietly</p><p>a circle of fire</p><p>reminding us</p><p><br/></p><p>Love is not easy</p><p>love is courage</p><p>love is choosing each other</p><p>even when it burns</p><p><br/></p><p>And we chose</p><p>as night softened</p><p>and the city exhaled</p><p>our hearts slowed</p><p>and the cracks above became</p><p>windows of light</p><p><br/></p><p>We chose</p><p>to stay</p><p>to learn</p><p>to love</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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