outofreach

You sit beside me like a shadow Warm enough to feel, too distant to hold Your silence hums against my ribs A quiet promise that never grows bold We’re close but never quite aligned Two quiet shadows drifting out of time You watch me like a thought you almost keep A feeling you touch, then let fall asleep Your eyes linger a second too long Then fall away like you’re afraid of truth We move around each other softly Both knowing we’ve already left a bruise We’re close but never quite aligned Two quiet shadows drifting out of time You watch me like a thought you almost keep A feeling you touch, then let fall asleep Maybe in another life we meet whole But here, we stay in separate shadows Close enough to ache Never close enough to matter