Warmth Without Touch

Verse 1

With my hand still tightly closed

I stay silent, searching for words

Just one step closer than before

The cold air tightens between us

My palm is stiff

I don’t know how to start

White breath slowly loosens

Light reaches first

A quiet beat

Between us

A gentle smile on a clenched hand

The edge of the shadow softens

Not holding on too tight

Just staying here

Only warmth remains

Keeping distance by choosing silence

One step further and it might all break

The closer I get, the more careful I become

Not measuring strength, but temperature

No rush, no sign

This silence draws the line

Verse 2

Beyond a shy, hidden glance

A casual, simple gesture

Wanting to touch, but not doing so

Only time sways slowly

I feel the pause

It’s not fear

From the cracks of the cold season

A gentle heat seeps through

Soft light

No rush

A gentle smile on a clenched hand

Even without words, it’s clear

No promises needed

Just this moment

Brighter than any shadow

Choosing not to hold isn’t running away

Taking it slow is still a form of will

I won’t trace someone else’s answer

I want to trust this distance

Cold air, warm core

For now, that’s enough

Verse 3

I chose stillness over strength

No reason needed for that choice

Not stepping in, not stepping back

We stood under the same light

I’m still here

So are you

A gentle smile on a clenched hand

Kindness within the cold

Heat that stays without touch

I won’t name it

This feeling won’t fade

If I put it into words, it might thin out

So I hold it quietly inside

An emotion without a name

That’s why it’s still here

Unsaid, but real

This is how I feel

The choice not to hold

The truth

Certain, without a sound

A gentle smile on a clenched hand

The edge of the shadow softens

Not holding on too tight

Just staying here

Only warmth remains

Before words arrive

Light stays…