First, you don’t really realize you’re falling. Kisses from head to toe, a permanent smile plastered on your face, laughter that fills even the largest room. It all seems so innocent. Late night phone calls talking about the past and the future, with a little bit of every random topic inbetween.

You don’t really realize you’re falling until it’s 2 in the morning and you’re buzzed off of cheap vodka. You realize it here because you’re sitting in front of this one soul that has the ability to make you feel the highest of highs and the lowest of lows all at once.

Second, you thought it would take you awhile to realize you were falling in love until you actually did. The words slip out like you’ve got a minute on the clock and desperately need to say those three words before you explode.

Third, you don’t realize how amazing love is until you see that person falling for you.
Their smile seems to grow every time you give them the “look” at midnight when all you want is to be lost in them. Now you not only see the love growing, but you feel it too. Kisses on the forehead, cheek and hands make your stomach flip and flop like Sunday morning pancake breakfast.

Fourth, you realize love has always surrounded you, but not quite like this love because this time, saying I love you doesn’t feel adequate and no matter how tangled up in them you are, you still want to be closer.

Finally, it is love that makes you feel at home when you’re falling apart and it's love tha never fails to bring you more joy than the day before.

A piece I wrote when I first fell in love. Little did I know I was going to lose that love, but find something just as amazing, a passion for writing.