You came in calm Like rain on a porch rail Not loud Just sure Your hand in mine Smelled like salt and hand soap From the sink At your place You looked at me Like a door left open And I forget my nerves Every time Then you went down slow With that small white box My knees went thin My voice turned glass You asked my name Like it was new Like you still found me Worth the ask I say yes I say yes My whole chest blooms wide I say yes I say yes I say yes Your ring on my skin Feels like home with a pulse I saw our years In your blinking eyes The Sunday plates The train rides The missing key The red scarf by the door The way you hum When you cook Nothing touches me Like your plain hands Making a life Out of little things Then you smiled up Still on one knee And every hard thing Went soft in me I laughed, I cried I barely stood You held that moment Like a newborn moon I say yes I say yes My whole chest blooms wide I say yes I say yes I say yes Your ring on my skin Feels like home with a pulse I used to think Love was a storm All sharp edges And afterglow But you are bread You are dawn in a bowl You are the gentle That stays and grows I say yes I say yes My whole chest blooms wide I say yes I say yes I say yes Your ring on my skin Feels like home with a pulse I say yes I say yes I turn to your face And I know I’m staying
