Hold the Quiet

You sit near and don’t say much

But I feel you in your touch

You don't rush to fill the air

Still I know you're always there

I don't need a single word

To feel everything I heard

You just hold the quiet right

And turn silence into light

You don’t lead the loud parade

But your love is never vague

You hold the quiet like gold

Like a warmth that doesn't fold

Like the hush before it rains

That still holds a thousand flames

No applause, no fireworks

Just your presence softly works

And I’d never trade that sight—

You just hold the quiet right

You don’t knock, you never shout

But you’re who I dream about

Like a candle in the night

You don’t burn, but you give light

Even silence turns to song—

In your quiet, I belong