Things We Never Said

You looked surprised to see me here  
Same old coffee, different year  
We both moved on, or so we claim  
But some goodbyes still leave a name
You smiled like nothing ever changed  
But in your eyes, the quiet's strange  
I thought of calling late at night  
But silence always felt more right
These are the things we never said  
The words we buried, left for dead  
But now they float in quiet air  
Like maybe once… we really cared  
Too scared to speak, too much to lose  
But maybe we both still choose
I wore the scarf you gave that fall  
It still remembers after all  
I wasn’t brave, I wasn’t kind  
But I kept your echo in my mind
I walked away and closed the door  
But always checked the clock for more  
I didn’t chase, I let you go  
But deep inside, I think you know
We loved too soft to make it loud  
But not enough to face the crowd  
We speak now not to change the past  
But to release the love at last
These are the things we never said  
The words we buried, left for dead  
But now they float in quiet air  
Like maybe once… we really cared  
No blame to place, no wrong to mend  
Just two soft hearts that reached the end
If this is closure… I’m okay  
If this is goodbye… I’ll still stay  
In the things we never said…