I Was Silent

A poem

Oftentimes 
when I remembered you,
my heart said,
in those moments, 
you also do.

And when I was lost 
in your thoughts,
my sight longed for you,
my heart whispered, you
were looking elsewhere
but your every word 
only found me.


When I stepped away,
leaving you behind,
I felt the echo of 
your question:
"Will she return again"?

And when I 
stepped back in,
I felt you there,
without seeing.

I felt you
like the
hidden moon
behind the branches, 
I felt your love 
scattering light 
so surreal, 
as if to say, 

"I'm here once again"


And for the first time, 
my heart felt free,
For the first time,
it flew high,
And for the first time, 
it flowed 
like a quiet river, 
carrying all 
I had hidden,

(without letting go)


The quiet moments 
We held in our hands
where never a failure 
But a sign of
unique connection —
one that couldn’t 
have felt this deep,
Had I tried it 
to be different,
one that I will always 
hold dear, without 
any burden.


And In those 
moments,
After ...
you were gone
I knew I was 
attached to 
you not
by words 
but by the time 
we shared 


and in that time,
I was silent!