POEM 2

Φιλία | Philia  (One soul, two bodies)

You know me, beyond words

Me gnorizeis, pera apo tis lekseis

You walk beside me, not behind or ahead

Perpatas dipla mou, oute piso oute brosta

You do not ask to be needed, only trusted

Den zitas na se chreiazomai, mono na se empistevomai

Like roots of olive and vine, we grow in silence

San rizomata elias kai ambelou, megalonoume se siopi

You don’t catch me — you hold space when I fall

Den me piezeis — kratas to choro otan peso

Your gaze is steady — your silence kind

To vlema sou stathero — i siopi sou eygenis

This is not eros — this is warmth without burning

Den einai erotas — einai zestasia choris fotia

Friendship is not a flame — it is a hearth

I filia den einai floga — einai estia