One Touch Poem by Edith Niemeyer

[Verse 1]
You found me by the coatroom door
Where winter water marked the floor
Your hand brushed mine, then let it go
Like something we were scared to know

[Pre-Chorus]
A blue thread caught upon your sleeve
I pulled it loose, you made me leave
But every nerve remembered you
Before my mind could call it true

[Chorus]
One touch, and the years fell open
Every almost left unspoken
I was standing where you left me
With your warmth still underneath me
If love can live on what we lose
Why does it still feel made for two?
One touch, and I knew the cost
Of finding what was never lost

[Verse 2]
The hallway clock was running slow
You asked me how the garden grows
I said the roses took the frost
You smiled as if you knew the cost

[Pre-Chorus]
A silver ring against the glass
A quiet future passing past
You said my name, then looked away
And gave the night another day

[Chorus]
One touch, and the years fell open
Every almost left unspoken
I was standing where you left me
With your warmth still underneath me
If love can live on what we lose
Why does it still feel made for two?
One touch, and I knew the cost
Of finding what was never lost

[Bridge]
I won't turn this into a promise
I won't ask the door to stay
Some hearts arrive like sudden weather
Then leave the room changed anyway

[Final Chorus]
One touch, and the years fell open
All the careful locks were broken
You were there, and I was older
Still your shoulder felt like shelter
If love can live on what we lose
Maybe losing changed the truth
One touch, then you were gone
But the feeling carried on

[Outro]
At the coatroom door, beneath the winter rain
I felt your hand, and felt it fade again
☙🪶 Original Work — Words & Lyrics © Edith Lynn Niemeyer 🖋️❧
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