we crossed paths in the quiet,
in the spaces between words,
a glance, a sigh, a silence,
more powerful than anything heard

i thought i knew you,
your every fear, your every dream,
but the deeper i looked,
the more you slipped away, unseen

we were close, but not enough,
touching but never quite there,
we spoke in riddles and half-truths,
and now the air between us is bare

there were things i wanted to say,
moments i wish i’d seized,
but the words stayed locked inside,
while the distance between us increased

now you’re a ghost in my thoughts,
a shadow of what could’ve been,
and i’m left wondering,
if you even remember when

when we were almost something,
when our silence was our bond,
but we let it slip through our fingers,
now you’re gone, and i’m left to respond

to the echoes of what we never said,
to the questions that haunt my mind,
i wish i’d spoken, wish i’d tried,
but now it’s too late, and you’re hard to find

we were almost something,
almost, but not quite,
and now i’m left here alone,
wishing i hadn’t let you out of sight