Letras
You started reaching past my shoulder
Looking further than my face
Your eyes began collecting distance
Like it was a natural place
I felt the shift before I named it
The quiet loosening of hands
Love changing shape without permission
Teaching me new plans
I'd built my worth on staying close
On being where you leaned
But something gentler asked of me
Than being constantly seen
I'm learning how to stand back
Without turning away
Learning how to give you space
And still stay
Not to disappear, not to retreat
Just far enough. so you can reach
You walked a little faster lately
Didn't always check for me
Your courage arrived before my comfort
Like it was meant to be
Every step you took alone
Carried echoes of my fear
But I learned that love isn't proven
By staying near
I held the urge to intervene
Like breath behind my teeth
Trust became the hardest language
I had to learn to speak
I thought love meant guarding every edge
Every fall, every mistake
But love is knowing when to let go
For their own sake
I stayed close enough to catch you
But far enough to see
That the strength you were discovering
Was never borrowed from me
I'm learning how to stand back
Without losing ground
Learning how to stay present
Without a sound
Not to let go, not to retreat
Just far enough, so you can lead
I'm learning how to stand back
So you can become
More than the shape you were
When you came from me
I'm still here
I've just learned
Where love needs room
One day you won't notice the distance
Between your steps and mine
But I'll remember the moment