still warm outside

The streetlights hummed like they were tired too

We sat on the curb with nothing to do

Your laugh came easy, mine followed late

Like it always did, like it always waits

There was chalk on your hands from drawing lines

Things we said we’d cross someday, maybe not tonight

I didn’t know I’d miss it this way

The sound of us just killing time

No big moment, no perfect scene

Just the kind of night that stays unseen

It was summer, and we didn’t rush

We let the hours lean into us

Nothing golden, nothing brave

Just feeling okay where we stayed

Now when the air feels quiet and kind

I think of you without trying

Some nights don’t fade, they just go slow

And live somewhere I still go

Someone’s playlist bled through the wall

Songs we didn’t love, but knew them all

You said, “Promise this won’t end like things do”

I said nothing, which meant I knew

We traded stories we’d already told

Like they’d change if we said them slow

Your shoulder close, not asking why

It felt like enough just to be nearby

If I could keep one thing the same

It’d be how easy it felt to stay

It was summer, and we let it be

No plans past what we could see

No “forever,” no last call

Just us leaning on the wall

Now I smile when the night feels soft

When the noise of the day drops off

Some memories don’t ask for more

They knock once, then wait at the door

I don’t miss it in a painful way

It’s lighter than that, it’s more okay

Like a song you hum without the tune

Or a good thought that comes too soon

It was a night we didn’t name

But I still remember it the same

Not everything has to be loud to last

Some things are quiet, and still hold fast