I learned to hold on tighter when love felt thin,
and learned to run when it got too close to my skin.
Now slowly I'm learning a gentler way to stay —
one where I don't have to fear or flee or sway.

I used to fear the door left slightly ajar,
or found more comfort keeping love at arm's length, too far.
Now I'm learning the middle, the steady, the true —
a love that doesn't ask me to hide or pursue.

Someone taught me early that love could disappear,
so I built walls, or clung tight out of fear.
Now, gently, slowly, I unlearn what I knew —
and build a love that finally feels true.

जब भी प्यार लगा कम, मैंने और कस के थामा,
अब सीख रही हूँ ठहरना, बिना डर, बिना घबराहट के।

Jab bhi pyaar laga kam, maine aur kas ke thama,
ab seekh rahi hoon thahrna, bina dar, bina ghabrahat ke.

कभी बहुत पास, कभी बहुत दूर भागी,
अब सीख रही हूँ बीच का रास्ता, जहाँ दिल सुकून से रहे।

Kabhi bahut paas, kabhi bahut door bhaagi,
ab seekh rahi hoon beech ka raasta, jahaan dil sukoon se rahe.

जो सबक बचपन में सीखा, वो हमेशा सच नहीं होता,
अब नए सिरे से सीख रही हूँ, प्यार को बिना डर के जीना।

Jo sabak bachpan mein seekha, wo hamesha sach nahi hota,
ab naye sire se seekh rahi hoon, pyaar ko bina dar ke jeena.