Him

He puts his phone face down When I begin to speak He doesn't rush to answer He just stays in the room Light across the kitchen Sunday in his hands I watch the way he listens Like it's all he has to do This is what I desire Love like this Not loud Not proved Just him (Him) This is what I desire Peace that walks around the house In ordinary shoes He said I'm sorry Before the fight went cold He laughed at his own story Didn't need to win He knows the shadow in him Keeps on learning every day He rests his head back easy Like he's already home Barefoot on the porch With the children running free He holds the gate wide open Lets them come and leave He loves without the clutching Doesn't need to own the day The strongest one I know Is never trying to be No parade No speech Just a man Who learned to stay When the hard part comes He sets the kettle on Sits beside the silence Till the storm is gone This is what I desire Love like this Not loud Not proved Just him (Him) This is what I desire Peace that walks around the house In ordinary shoes This is what I desire (Love like this) This is what I desire (Him) Every small thing Every quiet way This is what I desire (Oh love like this) (Him) This is what I desire Him Love like this