More Than a Moment

We did not force this to happen
It found its way on its own
One conversation became another
Until it felt strange not being here

There was comfort without effort
There was warmth without asking
Being with you did not feel new
It felt familiar in a quiet way

For a while that was enough
Just being here with you
But time keeps moving forward
Even when we do not

When something feels this right
I start to feel how fragile it is

I do not want to be a moment you pass through
I do not want to be something temporary
I do not want to fade into your past
While your life keeps moving forward

I do not want to exist only in the present
I do not want to vanish when life moves on
I do not want to be remembered instead of chosen
I want to be written into what comes next

I want to be more than a moment
I want to be your
I want to be more than a moment
I want to be your forever

Sometimes I watch you talk about tomorrow
And feel how much I want to be there
I picture myself inside those plans
Even when you do not say my name

I wonder where I stand in your future
I measure silence more than words
I feel close but not yet secure
Like this moment could still change

I hold the fear beneath my voice
So it does not change the way you see me
But it sits with me in the dark
Asking if I am part of what is coming

I do not want to be a moment in your life
That gets buried under the new priorities of your future
I do not want to be something you reminisce
And smile as if it was meant to be a memory

I do not want to be a chapter you close
But a hook that connects to your next story
I do not want to hear a pause to your future plans
And have me recognize a gap where I am supposed to be

I want to be more than a moment
I want to be your forever