Measuring the Silence

We didn’t say it

But we both knew

I counted seconds between your breaths

Like numbers would tell me what you meant

Every word hung in the air

Too heavy to move

You stared past me like I wasn’t there

Like something already left the room

I felt the distance settle in

Before I knew

If this is where it fractures

Why does it feel so calm

I’m standing in the moment

Where nothing feels wrong

I’m measuring the silence

Between you and me

It keeps getting louder

The longer we breathe

You stopped reaching for my hand

Before I noticed you let go

Every answer felt delayed

Every truth moved slow

I tried to hold the shape we had

But it wouldn’t stay the same

Nothing broke all at once

It just changed

Say something

Anything

Fill the space

Before it fills me

We’re standing still

But I can feel it pulling

This isn’t peace

It’s pressure

I’m measuring the silence

Between you and me

It keeps getting louder

The longer we breathe

We didn’t say it

But we both knew