i’ll sit with your silence,
even when it’s loud.
trade my heartbeat for yours
if the world gets too proud.

you don’t have to shimmer
to be seen by me—
i’d still find your shadows
in a moonless sea.

i’m not here to fix you,
not here to claim—
just to hold your storms
when you can’t name the rain.

cool isn’t cold,
and love ain’t loud.
sometimes it’s dancing
without a crowd.

it’s small things, quiet—
like waiting in line
just to bring you coffee
at half-past nine.

if your dreams break down,
i won’t build new—
i’ll sit in the pieces
right next to you.

i don’t want the sunshine
if it don’t warm your skin—
i’d rather lose the light
than let you dim within.

so lean, don’t ask.
fall, i’m near.
i won’t fade—
i’m already here.

the city buzzes with chaos,
honks and heat pressing in,
but with you beside me,
i forget the world outside.

red lights flicker across your face,
half in shadow, half in light,
i don’t speak,
too lost in how beautiful you are.

you ask if i’m okay,
but i’m caught in this moment,
drowning in you,
in the stillness between us.

the traffic? barely noticed.
the noise? a faint echo.
in your presence,
the world doesn’t matter.

i saw through your lies,
but i still miss you.
is that a sin?
a flaw in my spine?
then let me serve my sentence in memory.

she holds you,
but not like i did—
not like flame holds air.
her kiss is water.
mine was wine.

my love is wide—
victoria lake could drown in it.
it rose higher than the empire state
and dove headfirst
into the deep
where names echo and never return.

so tell me,
if i still desire you,
if i long for you to long for me—
is it a crime?

maybe not now, not quite today,
but somewhere down the winding way,
when time feels right and skies align,
your path will gently cross with mine.

i won’t rush fate, i’ll let it flow,
there’s still so much we’ll come to know.
no need for maps, no need to see—
we’ll meet again. we’re meant to be.

when the world weighs too much,
and silence roars louder than thought,
i’ll be your ground,
run to me.

when your heart breaks in pieces,
i’ll gather them close,
come, run to me.

when the night feels endless,
i’ll be your spark,
run to me.

in the chaos, i’ll be your calm,
come, run to me.

you spoke of dreams,
moments not here,
but lingering just beyond reach.
i see you too—in flashes,
a laugh, a name i never fully said.

i close my eyes,
and there you are,
in the tremble of stars,
the flicker of streetlights,
the hum of midnight waves.

you linger like a soft melody,
always near,
but never enough.
a secret i kept in silence,
carried with every breath.