This Strange Place

The silence is louder than anything else

And it echoes all the things left unsaid

But the world moves on like it always does

And I’ve stayed in the shadow you left

Then someone appeared, softly smiling and warm

With stories that mirror my own

She’s felt the silence that no one else sees

Of coming back to an empty home

I’m in a strange place, scared of the fall

Of taking a chance, of risking it all

But maybe she’s waiting, just like I am

Two broken hearts hoping they can

Find something gentle, find something kind

Not to forget, but to realign

Maybe it’s not betrayal, maybe it’s grace

To reach for some light in this strange place

There’s comfort in someone who has walked the same road

Her presence speaks more than words could

But I know that her heart is still healing

So I don’t push more than I should

Now I’m caught in this pause, this moment between

The past and what might begin

I don’t know if she’s holding back too

Or if it’s just me that’s scared to lean in

I’m in a strange place, torn in between

What I once had, and what might just be

Worried I’m wrong, worried I’m right

Worried about talk and who I might slight

I don’t know if she sees me like I see her

Or is she just a shoulder and friend

But the truth is, I’d still give her the time

If thats all she is willing to spend

Yeah I'd still give her all of my time

If thats all shes willing to spend