Holding Love Gently

And now I don't want to give it away just to prove that it exists.

Photo by Omer Salom on Unsplash

Holding Love Gently

I loved you in silence,
not because I was afraid
but because I understood
that love can be complete
without being confessed.

It lives in the breath between thoughts,
in the way my heart remembers your name
even when you stop being around.
It is a love that remembers.

I do not place it in your hands anymore,
not because you aren’t worthy,
but because this love
has become part of me.
And I carry it like a river carries moonlight
not to reach,
but to reflect.