the eiffel tower

it started as nothing

just another day

just another you

then something shifted

so small i almost missed it

like a breath held too long

now everything feels louder

the way you laugh

the way you look at me

or dont

i try to act the same

say the same things

stand the same distance away

but my thoughts keep changing

turning simple moments

into something dangerous

i wonder if you notice

the hesitation in my voice

the way i leave things unsaid

i could tell you

i almost do

a hundred times

i dont

because what we have now

or what we dont

is safe

is fragile

a friendship

and i am not brave enough

to find out

if you would feel nothing at all

i wish you would know

without telling you