You always knew where you were going
Like every road was already drawn
I kept finding reasons just to stay
A little longer when you were around
You talked about plans
And things you had to finish
I talked about moments
And how they felt
Somewhere between
Your certainty and mine
I started falling
Without telling myself
You asked me once
“ Are you serious?”
Like the answer
Might change everything
And I said yes
Without hesitation
But somehow
We both got scared after that
If this was only a lesson
Why did it feel like home
Why did your eyes stay longer
When everybody else was gone
If this was only a chapter
Why do I still remember
The quiet way we stood there
Like neither of us wanted it to end
Before we had a name
Before we knew what we were
Before we started losing
Something beautiful
You hated people acting like they cared
When all they wanted was to be seen
I hated empty words
And promises made for show
We were both the kind
To stay until the work was done
To notice what was missing
Before anyone had to ask
I never said too much
But I was always there
Quietly carrying what I could
So your world felt a little lighter
And maybe that was how we loved
Before we knew how to say it
Not loudly
Not perfectly
Just carefully
In our own way
You needed time
I needed certainty
You were building your future
I was searching for us
Neither one of us left
All at once
We disappeared
A little every day
Do you still feel it
When the room goes quiet
And everybody fades away
Do you still feel it
Or am I standing
Inside a story
We never learned how to say
I don’ t need forever tonight
I only wanted truth
Before we had a name
Before we knew what we were
Maybe you were scared
Maybe I was tired
Maybe love arrived
Before either of us was ready
There was no goodbye
No broken promises
Just two people
Standing at the same door
And neither one pushed it open
Maybe timing is a language
Neither of us understood
Maybe love arrived too early
And we called it something else
And if one day
You come back looking for me
I hope you remember
The quiet days
The almost words
The way we cared
Before we knew what it was
The question you asked
“ Are you serious?”
And the answer
That never changed
Before we had a name
Before we knew
Before we became
A memory