Do you remember

when we first met

you said something simple

like you already knew it was true

I didn’t question it

I just let it land

When we first met you said

we had a lot in common

you didn’t slow down

you didn’t check yourself

I remember how easy it sounded

how normal it felt

like that sentence didn’t carry weight

like it wouldn’t follow us

Now I keep asking

what you think now

not out loud

just when there’s nothing pushing you

to answer

Do you still feel that way

like you used to

or was it just easier then

to agree

and keep going

Tell me to my face

don’t soften it

don’t slow your voice

Say it once

however it comes out

I’ll hear it

I tell myself I can sit with it

but sometimes I just stay quiet

and let things pass

even when they don’t make sense

I notice the gaps

the later replies

the way you stop asking bac

like that part got finished

without me

I replay small things

not the moments we talk about

just the ones that slipped

between answers

What do you feel

what kind of monster

do you think I am

Is it that I ask again

that I don’t let it drift

that I remember

what you already moved past

Tell me to my face

don’t edit it

don’t prepare me

Say it once

however it sounds

I’ll carry it

I’m not asking for more

I just want to know

If we met again for the first time

would you still say it

or would you pause

and let it pass