I close my eyes
I try to escape...

Between then and now
What was and what remains, I...

I am regretting
My composure, might have fooled...

Came into my life
Showed me more loneliness...

I am happier now that you are gone
I am not constantly on edge...

“How are you still single?”
Used to sound like a compliment...

I love you enough to try again.
I love myself enough to hesitate...

We built a house from splinters and sparks,
twelve years of weather held together by wanting...

I still remember
the night everything broke...

Now I catch myself
Counting time by how long til...