just called to say I love you

Have you ever called someone you love just minutes after your last conversation

not because you had more to say,

but simply because you wanted to hear their voice again?

And when they asked why you called,

you simply said, "Nothing… just called to say I love you."

To some, those words may seem simple, almost insignificant.

But to the right person, they mean everything.

Especially when they come from a place of sincerity,

when they are wrapped in the weight of real, unspoken emotions.

Sometimes, hearing those words alone is enough to make a person pause—

to wonder if something is wrong,

if you're saying goodbye,

if you're going somewhere they cannot follow.

And sometimes… that's exactly what it means.But other times, they are still standing where you left them,

waiting for you to turn back,

hoping you'll come back…

Not because they need saving,

but because in your presence, they found warmth.

Because in your voice, they heard home.

Maybe they don't say it out loud,

but in the silence between your words,

in the quiet pause before you hang up,

there's a longing soft, unspoken, but real.

And maybe, just maybe,

they hold onto that call a little longer,

memorizing the way your voice sounds when you say their name,

because some part of them knows…

That sometimes, love is a hello.

And other times, love is a silent goodbye.

But tonight, in this moment,

it is neither.

Tonight, it is just a voice, reaching across the distance,

reminding them that they were thought of,

that they were missed,

that they were loved.

Because they just called to say, I love you.