I let it fall between us both
A line I didn't try to keep
It slipped out gently from my mouth
And landed somewhere at your feet
It lingered there, untouched, unseen
A passing thought, a minor thing
The kind that doesn't make a sound
Unless it finds a voice to bring
I've watched this kind of moment
Disappear, then reappear
It moved from my mouth to yours
So quietly I missed
And when you said it back again
It landed with a twist
You held it like it started there
Like it was always planned
And suddenly the room leaned in
And listened to the man
No change in shape, no added weight
No brilliance newly found
Just something I had offered up
Returning louder, crowned
They nod along, they mark the point
As if it just arrived
I sit beside its origin
And watch it come alive
I almost say, that was mine
But swallow it instead
It moved from my mouth to yours
So seamless it was clean
And when you gave it back to them
It turned to something seen
You wear it like it grew from you
Like I was never there
And suddenly it carries weight
Just breathing different air
But somewhere down the table line
A glance that doesn't stray
She heard it when it left my lips
And looked at me that way
No need to break the fragile spell
No need to disagree
Some things are known without a word
She knows, and so do I
It moved from my mouth to yours
So seamless it was clean
And when you gave it back to them
It turned to something seen
You wear it like it grew from you
Like I was never there
And suddenly it carried weight
Just breathing different air