I never thought that

I’d be so tired of putting

a pretend face up.

I never thought to

put it to words on

paper.

I never thought of

how the words might taste

in my mouth.

I never thought it would

capture it so well.

If you want the
absolute truth, well-

I never dreamed that

You and I
would end up walking
down opposite streets.

But then again

my life is not a

dream.

I thought of

telling you how I miss you-

but then the

forgotten memory

of her existence was remembered

and I couldn’t make

my fingers type the words.

The simple words.

I chose to let you have your

now happiness

over reminding you of the
connection we still have

whenever we’re together.