If We're Honest
Nora allowing a quiet closeness to exist without naming or extending it, where honesty is simply noticing what is already there.
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