It dragged behind with every step
A whisper brush I never kept
Not tight enough to trip or tie
Just loose enough to wonder why
The lace stayed free across the floor No tug,
no odd,
no shouty chore
No crowd to warn,
no foot to miss Just space enough to live like this
I passed some doors,
I crossed the light But no one asked if that was right
And so we trailed a quiet thread That marked the things I never said
The lace stayed free across the floor No tug,
no pause,
no shouty chore
No crowd to warn,
no foot to miss Just space enough to live like this
Some ties don't tighten just in case They want to feel,
not just embrace
A tether soft enough to bend But never pull or claim an end
By evening time,
it frayed a bit But still I didn't think to quit
It wasn't neat,
it wasn't wrong Just part of where I walked too long
The lace stayed free across the floor No tug,
no pause,
no shouty chore
No crowd to warn,
no foot to miss Just space enough to live like this
Not every knot requires hands Some
threads just rest where quiet stands