Almost Ready

[Verse 1]
Cold tiles on my back
Light through the door
You were in the next room
Playing soft on the chords
Not for anyone
Not for me
Just the way you play when no one’s there

[Verse 2]
I didn’t move an inch
Didn’t make a sound
Let the notes fall slow
All around
Like they’d break if I moved at all
Like they’d fade if I stepped outside

[Chorus]
Everything went still
In the space between
What I felt and what I couldn’t say
You were right there
Close as breath
Already miles away

[Verse 3]
Water running slow
In the sink
Morning sitting still
In the glass
I could hear your fingers
Moving soft
Something real
Something I let pass

[Verse 4]
You called out my name
Easy, unaware
“Are you nearly ready?” from the air
I stood up
Fixed my face
Like nothing in me moved at all

[Chorus]
Everything went still
In the space between
What I felt and what I let it be
You were right there
Close as breath
And I chose not to speak

[Outro]
We kissed at the door
Like nothing had changed
You rode off like you always do
I walked out
Same as before
That was all there was of you