LOVING ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNFAMILIAR [Verse 1 – The Invitation] You said, “come as you are,” and I almost did — then second-guessed what “as I am” really is. You poured the tea slow, left the silence to steep, and somehow that space felt too kind, too deep. [Chorus 1] These loving encounters with the unfamiliar, where kindness trembles, unsure but sincere. We don’t see alike, but we stay in the gaze, Both learning the language this silence conveys. [Verse 2 – The Disagreement] You said a thing that rattled my bones, I saw my reflection in a tone not my own. We circled the edges, no need to convince, You stayed in the room — that’s been rare ever since. [Chorus 2] These loving encounters with the unfamiliar, fragile and clumsy, a delicate blur. We build a bridge from the tension we keep, barefoot, uncertain, awake in the deep. [Bridge – The Ambivalence] It’s not harmony I’m after, but the hum between our truths. Where your doubt becomes my mirror, and my certainty comes loose. [Verse 3 – The Shoes-Off Moment] So I take off my shoes at the edge of your floor, it’s awkward, exposed — but that’s what it’s for. If comfort’s the price of connection’s cost, then let’s stay here, tender and lost. [Final Chorus / Outro] These loving encounters with the unfamiliar, our hesitations touch like prayer. No need to arrive, no need to agree — just keep becoming in front of me.
