I didn't realise I loved you until I did

I didn't realise I loved you
until I did

until you stopped me mid-sentence
and said this is love

and I have a word for this ocean
that has engulfed me

muting the screams that haven't stopped
since I can remember

where I can fully breathe and I am floating 
weightless and free, a balloon

your fingers hold the string gently
I don't want to break free.