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without really asking.
How you listen
when I don’t really speak.
“The way you fill the silence
without noise
just your presence,
steady, and calm.
Unafraid.
“Sometimes, I hear you talking to Lily
and I swear, my heart makes more room
just to hold that sound.
I didn’t know it could hold that much,
or that it could hold anything
at all.
“Being loved by you is like
finally being let in
after standing at the door for years
with no key,
no answer.
“I don’t have to perform here.
I don’t have to explain.
Because you see me
even when I’m quiet.
Especially then.
“I used to brace for the crash.
For the weight
to take away my air.
But you give me oxygen.
You help me breathe.
“That’s how I know it’s real.
