My Little Secret

You’re the secret I keep

between the lines of every note I write,

the reason I check my phone

hoping for your name to pop up,

the “accidental” brush of hands

that lingers longer than it should.

I want to tell the world

how much you mean to me,

but I’d rather keep you

as my favorite daydream—

safe,

unspoiled,

and all mine.

If loving you in silence

is all I ever get,

then I’ll fill every quiet moment

with thoughts of you—

smiling at my own little secret,

hoping one day

you’ll read between the lines

and find yourself there.