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i didn’t mean to

but i said it

and now we’re here

your name still lives

in my phone like nothing happened

i eat like i’m not breaking

i sleep like i’m not here

the lie was small

but it held everything up

you didn’t ask

but i told you anyway

something true

and that’s when it cracked

you blinked, i broke

your silence hit louder

than every word i choked

i said something true

and the room lost air

you left

but i was already bare

i used to practice

the version of me you liked

less loud

less sharp

more sorry

but she died last week

and you didn’t notice

i whispered something

and it shattered everything

and that’s when it cracked

you blinked, i broke

your silence hit louder

than every word i choked

i said something true

and the room lost air

you left

but i was already bare

the truth wasn’t ugly

it was just mine

and maybe that

was the worst part

and that’s when it cracked

you blinked, i broke

your silence hit louder

than everything we spoke

i said something true

and no one stayed

but for once

i stayed

i stayed.