Before I Ever Laid Eyes on You | House of Poems

Before I Ever Laid Eyes on You | House of Poems | A Romantic Poem

I used to call the moon beautiful,
Before I ever laid eyes on you.
I despised the very idea of love,
Before I ever laid eyes on you.

But my eyes found their loyalty,
Only after they found you.
I used to look at everyone,
Before I ever laid eyes on you.

-Anonymous

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💭 What Inspired This Poem?

I wrote this poem during one of those quiet, reflective nights—the kind where the sky feels too wide, and your thoughts start running in circles. I’d just come across an old photograph of someone who once meant the world to me. What struck me wasn’t the smile in the photo, but how everything I believed before meeting her felt small, shallow, even.

Before I met her, I’d romanticized the moon, the stars, solitude, even heartbreak. I thought I knew what beauty was—until I saw it redefine itself in her eyes.

This poem is a confession. A gentle surrender. A realization that some people enter your life not just to stay, but to recalibrate your definitions of beauty, of longing, of loyalty.

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🌌  More Than a Love Poem

On the surface, this might seem like just another romantic poem, but it’s layered with emotional depth.
Each line isn’t about “her” alone. It’s about transformation.

It's about how real love doesn't just change how you feel; it changes what you notice, what you value, and what you call beautiful.

“I used to call the moon beautiful” isn’t just a metaphor—it’s an admission that even the most poetic things in the universe felt less enchanting in comparison.

“I despised the very idea of love” speaks to emotional detachment, fear of vulnerability, or even past wounds that made love seem like a burden.

And then, everything shifts: “My eyes found their loyalty only after they found you.”
It’s not about sight—it’s about emotional anchoring. About finally choosing someone with complete conviction.

This poem captures a moment that many of us overlook, before and after. Not the moment of falling in love—but the moment before we even believed love was real.

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💬 Have You Had a Moment Like This?

Let’s pause for a moment and ask:

• Have you ever met someone who redefined love for you?
• Someone who made your past thoughts feel like whispers compared to the volume of what you feel now?
• Can you recall what you believed about relationships, beauty, or connection before they came into your life?

For some, this person stays. For others, they leave—but their influence lingers. The emotional impact remains, reshaping how we view the world and ourselves.

And perhaps that’s what this poem truly captures—not just the love, but the transformation it causes.

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🔗 Related Reads: If You Liked This, You Might Love…

💔 The Path Ahead – A poem about moving forward while carrying someone silently in your heart.

🌊 A Lie She Wished to Live | A Romantic Poem by Touha Khan – A reflection on subconscious longing and emotional destiny.

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🧠 Writing This Poem

This was one of the few poems that didn’t take long to write, but took a lifetime of emotion to reach. The idea of re-evaluating everything you thought was beautiful is powerful. In poetry, comparisons are often used—but here, it’s more than a device. It’s the entire premise.

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✍ Final Thoughts

Love changes us—and not always loudly. Sometimes, it whispers, redefines, and reshapes everything in silence. “Before I Ever Laid Eyes on You” isn’t just a poem—it’s a line we all carry somewhere in our lives. A moment we all lived: the before.

And the person who made it all make sense.

So tell me in the comments:

Who changed your “before”?

What was once beautiful to you, but now pales in comparison to a person?

Let’s keep the story going—because poetry isn’t just mine. It’s ours.

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