Out of Reach

You're close enough
to live in my breath,
far enough
to stay out of reach.

Something burns
under the silence,
not a flame,
just the promise of heat.

I feel you
where I can't touch.
Almost near.
Almost enough.

So close,
still out of reach.
You live in me,
but not with me.

No flame,
only heat.
Stay in the distance.
Stay here with me.

I know your voice
before the sound.
I feel your shape
without you around.

Nothing moves.
Nothing breaks.
Somewhere deep,
the ember stays.

I feel you
where I can't touch.
Almost near.
Almost enough.

So close,
still out of reach.
You live in me,
but not with me.

No flame,
only heat.
Stay in the distance.
Stay here with me.

Under my skin.
Under my breath.
Almost touching.
Not there yet.

Maybe one day
the air will change.
Maybe one day
the spark will rise.

But tonight,
it only glows,
quiet and warm,
behind my eyes.

No touch.
No fire.
Only this
quiet desire.

Still here.
Still far.
Still somewhere
inside my heart.

So close,
still out of reach.
You live in me,
but not with me.

No flame,
only heat.
Stay in the distance.
Stay here with me.

Almost mine.
Almost real.
Close enough
to make me feel.

So close.
So far.
Still here.
Still ours.

No flame.
No fire.

Only heat
that never leaves.