You breathe,
and the world shifts.
Not in earthquakes or avalanches,
but in the soft tremors
of someone watching you smile
and deciding to stay
one more day.
You pass a stranger,
and they carry your laughter
into a room
that was too quiet
until you echoed there.
We don’t notice
how much we bleed into each other.
in glances,
in silences,
in words we don’t remember saying
but someone else never forgets.
A comment tossed off
in boredom
becomes a bruise
on someone else’s skin.
A simple “you okay?”
becomes the thread
someone clings to
when they’re unraveling.
We are not islands.
We are oceans.
waves crashing into waves,
pulling and pushing,
changing tides
without even knowing.
So be kind.
Or at least,
be aware.
Because whether you mean to or not,
you leave something
in everyone you touch.
And they leave something in you.
We’re not just living our lives.
we’re shaping them
together.