Told you I’d try to settle down

Bought a plant, watched it drown

You smiled, said “you’re charming when tragic”

I called that emotional magic

You journal, I disappear

You meditate, I drink beer

You plan futures in color palettes

I pick chaos from the clearance rack

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But you love with spreadsheets

And I vanish in punchlines

I don’t fit the forecast

But I’m great with bad timing

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You deserve better, you deserve peace

Someone who answers before the third ring

You deserve silence, I bring noise

You deserve poetry, I bring voice

But I’m free—

Free like a sale on promises

Free like an uncharged phone

Free like I’ll never be home

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You send me links to therapists

I send back memes with crying cats

You crave dinner with candles lit

I forget we were supposed to meet

You forgive like a saint in jeans

I confess in half-formed scenes

You build bridges out of patience

I paint exits on all the ceilings

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I can’t hold your better self

But I’ll always haunt your worst

I’m the song you skip

But somehow still rehearse

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You deserve better, you deserve still

Someone who knows when to stay still

You deserve comfort, I bring spin

You deserve always—I’m just when

But I’m free—

Free like the lie that sounds sweet

Free like a 2AM tweet

Free like the silence when I leave

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“You deserve better…

But hey—

I was unforgettable for free.”