Bell above the doorway gave a tired ring. You looked up once… didn’t ask a thing. Window caught the sunset. I stood there long enough to almost turn and go. You slid a cup across. Said, “It helps when it’s warm.” Then looked back out the window… like I wasn’t the storm. You gave me room to breathe In the light you let me be Held the moment open wide So I could finally see Stay right here Stay right here First place I didn’t run The only home I’d found Where I could just become Clock kept on ticking. Neither one complained. Some conversations don’t need explaining. You watched the headlights crawl across the glass. Then asked… “How long have you been leaving?” I counted every answer. None of them could speak. You held the space so steady Looked at broken things with grace Saw me exactly as I was And let the moment stay Stay right here Stay right here The moment held us close Somehow it carried everything Better than the truth ever could You didn’t reach to save me You didn’t pull me through You simply stayed… Until I finally Stayed too Stay right here Stay right here Outside the whole world kept running For the first time… I didn’t Morning found the window. The road was still there. It just wasn’t calling anymore. © 2026 Stace — @ar_oldsoul | All Rights Reserved
