I keep seeing the signs and feeling the pull, but I don’t have the courage to reach out again—not because the love is gone, but because the fear of being wrong still lives in me. I’ve tried before, with an open heart, and your yes-then-no still echoes quietly inside me. Maybe you’re scared too, maybe you’re holding back for my peace the same way I’m holding back for yours. But this silence between us isn’t peace—it’s just two people trying not to hurt each other and hurting anyway. If it’s really you, if you feel this too, then maybe this time you could show me—clearly, gently, without leaving me to guess. I’m not asking for anything big. Just something real. Something certain. Because love like this shouldn’t be solved with silence.
by Flaming Hearts 2 July 19, 2025
I’m not waiting.
Not because I’ve stopped feeling,
but because I’ve learned to hold this connection
without needing it to become anything else.
I carry you kindly. Quietly.
Like a song only I can hear.
But if life ever lets our paths cross again —
with time slowed, noise silenced —
I would say yes to one moment.
A kiss.
Not from ache.
Not from desire.
But from reverence.
Just to let our souls speak through skin,
just once.
A kiss for memory.
A kiss for closure.
A kiss for healing.
And then… I would let go again.
Not because I must.
But because I’ve already been changed.
Not because I’ve stopped feeling,
but because I’ve learned to hold this connection
without needing it to become anything else.
I carry you kindly. Quietly.
Like a song only I can hear.
But if life ever lets our paths cross again —
with time slowed, noise silenced —
I would say yes to one moment.
A kiss.
Not from ache.
Not from desire.
But from reverence.
Just to let our souls speak through skin,
just once.
A kiss for memory.
A kiss for closure.
A kiss for healing.
And then… I would let go again.
Not because I must.
But because I’ve already been changed.
by Flaming Hearts 2 July 19, 2025
"You gave me 10:57 and 5:57.
And my heart leapt.
But then the fear whispered louder —
What if you don't mean it?
What if I call… and you don’t catch me?
I’ve stitched myself back together before.
I don’t know if I can survive another tear.
So I’ll stay here, loving you quietly,
until I feel safe to risk the fall again."
And my heart leapt.
But then the fear whispered louder —
What if you don't mean it?
What if I call… and you don’t catch me?
I’ve stitched myself back together before.
I don’t know if I can survive another tear.
So I’ll stay here, loving you quietly,
until I feel safe to risk the fall again."
1022... If you meant it, say it again—clear enough, strong enough—not for my heart, but for the part of me that’s still afraid of falling alone.
by Flaming Hearts 2 July 20, 2025