When you are not here

• longing

• missing you deeply

• quiet love

• vulnerability

• unsaid feelings

• soft sadness

• fragile hope

I know she is

• my safe place

• my calm in chaos

• my home, even when distant

• someone I choose every day

• precious beyond words

• the one I hold gently

• someone I don’t want to lose

• my familiar warmth

• the person my heart recognizes

But she feels

• loving someone who pulls away

• closeness mixed with distance

• moments that feel too short

• love without guarantees

• staying even when it’s hard

• learning patience for love

• quiet affection instead of loud promises

• holding love without demanding

• waiting in silence

• holding hands in my thoughts

• late-night memories

• soft light in a dark room

• breathing you in

• time slowing when we meet

• warmth that fades too quickly

• a song playing quietly in my chest

• “I don’t ask for more, I just want to be felt”

• “I love you without trying to change you”

• “Even when you’re distant, you matter to me”

• “My love is gentle, not loud”

• “I stay honest with my heart”

Some nights I talk to the ceiling

Say your name like a prayer

I carry you softly inside me

Even when you’re not there

We meet in the smallest moments

Two hours, a borrowed breath

I memorize your silence

So I don’t forget

I don’t need loud forever

I don’t need you to swear

I just need you to know

That my heart is still here

• longing

• missing you deeply

• quiet love

• vulnerability

• unsaid feelings

• soft sadness

• fragile hope

I know how you feel

I know why you hide

I know the weight you're holding

Behind your tired eyes

And even when loving me scares you

Even when you pull away

I know how you feels

But still I stay here for you