Slow Unlock

Did I lure you
with my spell—
a quiet, magical
alchemy—
making you feel safe
to trust me?

Words aren't my forte—
I'm a man
of few

Perhaps my metaphors
drew you in—
with ambiguity

Or the silence—
the way I moved around it
tangled you

As you unlocked yourself—
our silences
began to weave us
into a quiet web
of intimacy