”Learning Where to Place You”

You were never just a love, you were the voice I reached for when the world fell quiet. My safest place wearing a human name. We learned each other without trying — laughs, silences, the way comfort didn’t need explaining. That’s the kind of bond that doesn’t disappear just because life chooses sides. You found a home in someone else, and I stayed standing at the door, telling myself I was only a friend while my heart kept leaning in. So when I said I was trying someone new, it wasn’t a threat — it was me loosening fingers that had been holding too tightly for too long. If you felt it, I understand. If you pulled away, I forgive that too. I’m not erasing you. I’m just learning where to place you so I don’t keep losing myself in the space we used to share. You’ll always be part of my story — just not the page I live on anymore.