I left the room too early Something stayed behind A slight shift in my chest No shape I could define I carried it in silence Like a fold inside my skin Not heavy not light Just quietly there within Days moved in a strange angle But something stayed off place Reflections felt delayed Like time forgot my face I tried to name the feeling It slipped between the lines A thought without edges A trace I could not find Something stayed I don’t know where Something stayed Just waiting there Something stayed Through every day Something stayed Wouldn’t go away Then a glance returned Unwarned unplanned And every silent piece Aligned without demand No word no sign Still everything shifted As if that moment Had always existed Now I see the thread But not the end It leads somewhere I can’t pretend Something stayed I let it be Something began Inside of me It had a face I’ve seen before
