first glances, forever remembered 

i’m such a sucker
for noticing things the first time.
the way light fractures in a half-forgotten room,
how someone’s voice carries
just enough hesitation
to give away what they won’t say.

the curve of a stranger’s smile,
held for a beat too long,
a fleeting kindness
etched into the edges of a moment.

i catch the smallest tremors,
the quiet shifts of weight
when a soul hesitates on the brink
of revealing itself.

i see it all—
the hidden rhythms,
the overlooked details,
the fragile beauty of something untouched
by recognition.

and yet, it stays with me,
like a song you can’t unhear,
a scent that lingers
long after the wind moves on.

maybe i ruin things
by noticing too soon,
but how could i ever let them go unnoticed?

the world never feels more alive
than when it offers itself up to me
for the very first time.