While You Stay

While you stay
The room feels different
Not larger
Just easier to stand in

I don’t ask how long
I don’t namewhat this is
I just notice I like it
This way

While you stay
The signal feels fuller
Not louder
Just closer

While you stay
I don’t rush the silence
I let it sit
Where it is

I don’t lean too far
I’ve learned that much
But I don’t step back either
Not if you’re still here

There’s something steady
In the way you don’t leave
And I’m not pretending
It doesn’t matter

It does
A little more than it should

While you stay
I feel the difference
I don’t call it need
But I don’t call it nothing

While you stay
I let myself settle
Not deep
Just deeper than before

Stay
If you’re going to
Stay