Stillness Between

The train was late, the sky turned gray

I had the words, but lost what to say

You were waiting by the willow tree

But I left my heart on empty streets

So don’t ask why I turned away

Some things just slip and drift astray

Love’s not always loud or clean

Sometimes it hides in the stillness between

Your coat was red, the wind was light

I dreamed you homeward every night

Now silence hums where your voice had been

A ghost of what we might have seen

So don’t ask why I turned away

Some things just slip and drift astray

Love’s not always loud or clean

Sometimes it hides in the stillness between

I walk alone, but feel your trace

Like moonlight warming empty space

I won’t forget what couldn’t be

There’s love inside the stillness... quietly