I don’t just overthink
I dissect love
frame by frame
tone by tone
pause by pause

I wonder if your silence
means peace
or distance
or the beginning of an ending
you haven’t said out loud

When you say “I’m fine”
I search for cracks
because I’ve learned
love doesn’t always leave loudly

I ask myself
are you tired
or tired of me
and those two thoughts
feel worlds apart

I replay the way you looked at me
trying to measure
if it was softer
than last time

I don’t fear being alone
I fear being almost loved
the kind where I stay
while your heart quietly packs

So I read between lines
that may not exist
and brace myself
for losses
that haven’t happened

If I pull back
it’s not manipulation
it’s self-defense
because loving you
means risking everything

And I don’t overthink
because I doubt you
I overthink
because I care so deeply
I’m scared of losing
what I finally let myself believe in

Question

I don’t just overthink
I dissect love
frame by frame
tone by tone
pause by pause

I wonder if your silence
means peace
or distance
or the beginning of an ending
you haven’t said out loud

When you say “I’m fine”
I search for cracks
because I’ve learned
love doesn’t always leave loudly

I ask myself
are you tired
or tired of me
and those two thoughts
feel worlds apart

I replay the way you looked at me
trying to measure
if it was softer
than last time

I don’t fear being alone
I fear being almost loved
the kind where I stay
while your heart quietly packs

So I read between lines
that may not exist
and brace myself
for losses
that haven’t happened

If I pull back
it’s not manipulation
it’s self-defense
because loving you
means risking everything

And I don’t overthink
because I doubt you
I overthink
because I care so deeply
I’m scared of losing
what I finally let myself believe in

Joel1031 · Answer

Nice!

Nina001 · Answer

red only halve 10/10

adreonnaRaeee · Answer

you don’t love loudly, you love precisely. you listen to the spaces between words, the pauses, the almosts, because you’ve learned that silence can hurt just as much as sound. you aren’t pushing people away. you’re checking the ground before you step, making sure it won’t collapse like it did before. you love with awareness, with scars in mind, with your hands already braced for impact. that doesn’t make you difficult. it makes you someone who refuses to bleed for carelessness again. one day, someone will read your quiet the way you intend, not as distance, but as devotion trying to stay alive

seeker · Answer

good one

Nina001 · Answer

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

you don’t love loudly, you love precisely. you listen to the spaces between words, the pauses, the almosts, because you’ve learned that silence can hurt just as much as sound. you aren’t pushing people away. you’re checking the ground before you step, making sure it won’t collapse like it did before. you love with awareness, with scars in mind, with your hands already braced for impact. that doesn’t make you difficult. it makes you someone who refuses to bleed for carelessness again. one day, someone will read your quiet the way you intend, not as distance, but as devotion trying to stay alive

oh wow

adreonnaRaeee · Answer

@nina001 wrote:

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

you don’t love loudly, you love precisely. you listen to the spaces between words, the pauses, the almosts, because you’ve learned that silence can hurt just as much as sound. you aren’t pushing people away. you’re checking the ground before you step, making sure it won’t collapse like it did before. you love with awareness, with scars in mind, with your hands already braced for impact. that doesn’t make you difficult. it makes you someone who refuses to bleed for carelessness again. one day, someone will read your quiet the way you intend, not as distance, but as devotion trying to stay alive

oh wow

we've all been there :/

Nina001 · Answer

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

@nina001 wrote:

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

you don’t love loudly, you love precisely. you listen to the spaces between words, the pauses, the almosts, because you’ve learned that silence can hurt just as much as sound. you aren’t pushing people away. you’re checking the ground before you step, making sure it won’t collapse like it did before. you love with awareness, with scars in mind, with your hands already braced for impact. that doesn’t make you difficult. it makes you someone who refuses to bleed for carelessness again. one day, someone will read your quiet the way you intend, not as distance, but as devotion trying to stay alive

oh wow

we've all been there :/

it was in a good way now I don't like it thank you

adreonnaRaeee · Answer

@nina001 wrote:

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

@nina001 wrote:

@adreonnaraeee wrote:

you don’t love loudly, you love precisely. you listen to the spaces between words, the pauses, the almosts, because you’ve learned that silence can hurt just as much as sound. you aren’t pushing people away. you’re checking the ground before you step, making sure it won’t collapse like it did before. you love with awareness, with scars in mind, with your hands already braced for impact. that doesn’t make you difficult. it makes you someone who refuses to bleed for carelessness again. one day, someone will read your quiet the way you intend, not as distance, but as devotion trying to stay alive

oh wow

we've all been there :/

it was in a good way now I don't like it thank you

I just meant, like weve experienced this type of thing some way 😭 wasnt tryna start anything my bad 😳

unknownnnnnn · Answer

kaylee luv this is good

LoverGIRL1 · Answer

@unknownnnnnn wrote:

kaylee luv this is good

ty love

unknownnnnnn · Answer

@lovergirl1 wrote:

@unknownnnnnn wrote:

kaylee luv this is good

ty love

ofc<3