Mm…
Don’t move yet
You notice it before you think to
Like the quiet leaned a little closer
Nothing changed, nothing touched
But you’re more awake than before
Your breathing slows without you trying
You listen like there’s something to hear
You tell yourself it’s just the night
But you don’t correct the feeling
You could move
You don’t
You become aware of the space behind you
Before anything ever gets close
The thought of me doesn’t rush you
It settles in, slow
Every second you stay right here
Feels heavier than the last
You don’t pull away
You let the moment last
Time doesn’t move the way it should
Your thoughts circle instead of leaving
You don’t know when it started
Only that it’s already breathing
Nothing’s keeping you in place
Still, you don’t change a thing
The stillness feels intentional
Like it’s waiting on you
You could wake yourself up
You think about it
Then you don’t
You become aware of the space behind you
Before anything ever gets close
The thought of me doesn’t rush you
It settles in, slow
Every second you stay right here
Feels heavier than the last
You don’t pull away
You let the moment last
Nothing tells you what it was
Until it isn’t there anymore
You don’t miss me
You miss how quiet felt
When I was in it
You don’t reach for anything
But your hand still opens
Like it expects something to be there
Your mind starts filling the gaps
With things I never say
Every pause stretches longer
Every second stays
Not tight enough to hurt
Not far enough to fade
Just close enough that leaving
Would break the shape
Your breathing matches the quiet
Your thoughts stop pushing back
You don’t name what it is
You let it stay like that
You become aware of the space behind you
Before anything ever gets close
The thought of me doesn’t rush you
It settles in, slow
Every second you stay right here
Feels heavier than the last
You don’t pull away
You let the moment last
Nothing ends
It just loosens
A little
You feel it pull away
Before you’re ready
And you stay still
Just in case it comes back
Mm…
Still entangled
Vutus_Vox
