I am no longer the one

who ran to you every day,

Who believed in a fairytale

where two are one family.

You knew that I would shatter

if you quietly left,

But you stood and watched

as spring melted away in me.

You knew.

That my heart was invisibly drawn to you.

You knew.

That without you,

the house is cold and damp.

In the empty apartment

only the bitter scent of wounds remains.

A broken love

hurts deeper than deceit.

YOU. KNEW.

I don’t ask for the truth —

it’s been in your footsteps

for a long time.

I don’t scream —

in the silence,

pouring wine into a glass.

You smoked my dreams,

and I eagerly caught the smoke.

But time heals

even what was ruined long ago.

You knew.

That my heart was drawn

to you so strongly.

You knew.

That without you,

the house is cold and damp.

YOU KNEW.

And now in the empty apartment

only the bitter scent of wounds remains.

A broken love

hurts deeper than deceit.

Perhaps somewhere out there…

you will remember me.

And maybe warmth

will touch you

for a moment.

I’m tired of waiting for the sun

through the fog.

Let each of us

walk our own way.

You knew…

And I let go.