If We're Honest

If we’re honest
Just for a moment
Nothing else
Changes

You sit closer
Than you need to
Like it’s accidental
But it’s not

I don’t move
I let it happen
Some distances
Choose themselves

I don’t name it
I don’t ask
I just notice
How long it lasts

If we’re honest
This feels familiar
Not because it’s safe
Because it fits

If we’re honest
This isn’t new
It’s just closer
Than we admit

There’s a look
Before you speak
Like you’re checking
If I’ll stay

I don’t promise
I don’t leave
I just answer
The same way

I’ve learned which truths
Hold their shape
Even when
We don’t say them

If we’re honest
This feels familiar
Not because it’s safe
Because it fits

If we’re honest
This isn’t new
It’s just closer
Than we admit

I don’t confuse
Closeness with need
I just know
When not to step back

If we’re honest
This is enough
Not forever
Just for now

Just for now