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Chapter 112 - POEM 112 : Stay Close… I Like You Here

Don't move away.

Not yet.

Stay right here—

where your presence

feels like something

I don't want to lose.

You always do this—

you come close,

then pull back

like you're afraid

of what might happen

if you don't.

But tell me—

what are you scared of?

That I'll see you clearly?

I already do.

That I'll want you more?

Too late.

That this might become real?

It already is.

Look at me.

No—

really look.

Do you see hesitation?

Because I don't.

I see someone

who already knows

this isn't just attraction.

This is something

that grows

every time you stay

a little longer than planned.

And I like you here.

Close enough

that I can hear

when your breathing changes.

Close enough

that silence

feels louder

than words.

Close enough

that if I reached out—

I'd have to decide

whether I'm ready

to cross that line.

And maybe…

I am.

But I won't rush it.

Because moments like this—

they deserve

to be felt fully.

Not stolen.

So stay.

Just a little longer.

Let this tension

tell you

what words haven't yet.

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