{"id":381,"date":"2026-05-10T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/?p=381"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:09:54","slug":"if-love-had-a-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/if-love-had-a-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"If Love had a Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">If love had a sound,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">it would be her calling my name<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">from another room<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">soft, stretched, certain<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I belong somewhere.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">If love had a shape,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">it would be her hands<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">not perfect, not rested,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">but always reaching,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">before I even fall.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She is the pause before my tears,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the \u201cit\u2019s okay\u201d before I break,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the quiet strength<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">that never asks to be seen,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">yet holds everything together.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I have watched her<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">turn worry into warm food,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">fear into whispered prayers,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">and long, heavy days<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">into gentle goodnights.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">There are things she never says<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">how tired she is,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">how much she gives,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">how many times she chooses me<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">over herself.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And maybe one day<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I\u2019ll understand her completely<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the silent battles,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the hidden sacrifices,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">the love that asks for nothing back.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">But for now, I just know this:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">in a loud, changing world,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">her voice is my constant\u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">and somehow,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">it always sounds like home.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-381 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/if-love-had-a-sound\/1000582405-1-225x300-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/1000582405-1-225x300-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:133.33%;max-width:225px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/if-love-had-a-sound\/1000582404-1-225x300-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/1000582404-1-225x300-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:133.33%;max-width:225px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/if-love-had-a-sound\/1000071125-1-300x169-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/425\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/1000071125-1-300x169-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.33%;max-width:300px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If love had a sound, it would be her calling my name from another room soft, stretched, certain I belong&hellip; 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