the twenty third of august

For Laiba

there is something I have
been meaning to ask you

( take your time — I waited years for this page )

Every night sky

I counted stars —

and every one of them

looked like you.

( I still count them )

In every garden on earth

I would still pick you.

( the roses learned your name )

Laiba Laiba

every version of you

( I kept them all )

Press and hold — or press and hold Enter — to gather the petals.

Out of chaos,
my heart always finds you.

a letter I never sent

and that’s when I knew —

through every season,

every city, every silence,

it was always you, jaan.

— R

P.S. — I knew you would come back and read this twice.

( I wrote this a hundred times )

A ring resting in an open velvet box among rose petals

Laiba,
will you marry me?

( breathe, meri jaan )

She said yes

23 · 08 · 2026 — forever begins

For Laiba

draw a heart to open