Away from the sun
i've learned to love quietly, to feel and not claim, to hold something precious without calling its name
i've learned to feel deeply without crossing a line, to carry a heart that still knows what’s mine
you felt like my soulmate, or maybe a sign, a moment that taught me what love might define
sometimes, i think i came a bit late, or perhaps just in time to learn that not everything meant for the heart needs to be mine
i know what the sun does to wings like mine, so i learn to admire it from a safer sky
.... and now i carry it, quietly my own; because some feelings are meant to be felt, not shown
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