If Friendship Has No Edges

If Friendship Has No Edges

Written by ©Nelly Vee

You said,
let us just be friends.

And the word just
settled between us
like a line drawn lightly,
there but not permanent.

Then you told me
you feel broken,
that you need to fix yourself first.

I heard you.

And I want you to know
I do not see a broken woman.
I see someone rebuilding with honesty.

The truth is,
I have already fallen for you.
Not recklessly.
Not out of loneliness.
But with the quiet certainty
of a man who recognizes something real.

Still, I respect where you stand.

So I ask myself,
what does a man do
when the friendship you want
has no clear edges?

He does not pressure.
He does not rush.
He does not pretend his feelings do not exist.

He shows up steady.

I will not shrink how I feel.
But I will not force you to move faster than your healing.

If you need time, take it.
If you need space, have it.
If what you can offer right now is friendship,
then I will meet you there with sincerity,
not denial.

Just understand this.

My care for you is not confusion.
It is not impulse.
It is not a game.

It is a choice.

And whether we remain friends
or one day become something deeper,
I would rather be honest with you
than hide behind safe words.

No pressure.
Just truth.