Still, you

You don’t lie, you just stay quiet Let the truth expire on its own You smile like nothing’s broken While I’m counting cracks in your tone You say “People change, it’s harmless” Like it’s something I should excuse But every time you soften your voice I feel you pulling loose I don’t ask where you’ve been I don’t ask who you knew I just wonder who you are When you say you’re with me too I’m here with you, but I’m not chosen I’m held, but never held enough You call this love, but love feels open Yours feels careful, mine feels rough If this is all you’re willing to give Say it now, don’t make it new I don’t need all of you I just need something true You keep your past like a locked room Say it’s empty, say it’s clean But I hear doors behind your silence Closing where I can’t see You say “I don’t want to hurt you” Like distance doesn’t do the same You leave before I can be left And call it kindness, call it change I read between the things you mean And the things you never say Every time you promise less I feel you slipping away I’m here with you, but I’m not chosen I’m close enough to feel the truth You say you care, but care feels frozen Like something you don’t want to use If loving me feels like a loss Say it straight, don’t make it new I don’t need forever from you I just need something true If I stop asking for more Would you finally stay? Or would I just be easier To slowly walk away? I’m still here, still hoping You’ll mean it when you say my name But hope gets heavy in your hands So you let it fall, you let it change If there’s one moment you’re honest One moment you don’t move through Give me that before you go Just give me something true Don’t tell me you tried If you never stayed