Just Say When

Poems of Recognition, Devotion, and Distance

by J.K. Sims

Poems: 16
Format: PDF digital chapbook
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Just Say When brings together sixteen poems about the first pull of recognition, the life two people might share, and the distance that asks us what love really means. Moving through devotion, waiting, and self-discovery, J.K. Sims finds the heart of longing in ordinary details: coffee for two, a laugh across a counter, the quiet of being understood. A collection for readers who have loved deeply—and are still choosing how to live.

Inside

I.Recognition
II.The Life We Could Share
III.The Space Between
IV.What Love Asks of Us

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Shared Breath

The quiet hum of shared breath in the night, a gentle rhythm woven through the walls. A comfort known, unasked for, deeply felt, like roots that hold a sturdy, ancient tree. The laughter spills, a bright and sudden rain, washing away the dust of passing days. A hand to hold when shadows start to creep, a voice that knows the secret map of you. These quiet ties, they bind us, strong and true, a tapestry of moments, big and small, where love resides, a constant, guiding light. A strength that cradles, never letting go. From Just Say When: Poems of Recognition, Devotion, and Distance

— from Just Say When, by J.K. Sims