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and I still care, but not in that way anymore

I know it's been months since you left

Somehow parts of you will never fade away

Like that time when you told me you grew tired of me

That I know will never leave my mind & will scar me for life

Now I have to pretend that I didn't see you & I don't think it will ever stop hurting, but I'll just get used to it

 

And last night I called you just to hear your voice again

The least thing I had expected you to do was answer my call

So then I asked you how you were doing

And I could feel you shaking your head with confusion

So you sat there quietly on the other line, hesitant to tell me

In that very moment it was like you forgot I even existed & that I once part of your life

After a few minutes you finally replied, saying "alright" and at that I made sure to let go of you

I smiled as I hung up the phone

And that was the last conversation I had with you

 

Fast forward to the present time

And yes I still wonder how you are & what you've been doing

I still wonder what you & your friends are up to, and if you've seen any concerts recently

I know that if you heard me ask you these things, you'd have that big smile on your face like you used to

Every time I said something thoughtful

 

So you'll probably still think that I need you

That I still want you

And in this moment, no.

Not at all, not in this case

Because nine months ago I was doing everything I can just to impress you

To make sure & check up on you that you were happy & content

And to make sure I was the person causing happiness & that smile on your face

But no, it isn't nine months ago

It is the present time

It is now

In this moment

I remember you as a person I shared my secrets to at 3am in the morning & ****** to feel a sense of closeness

I remember you as someone I shared special moments with, like laughing at something at 5 in the morning

I remember you as someone who made me happy through the dark moments in my life and that I'm always grateful for

But you see it isn't nine months ago

It is the present time

It is now

And in this very moment

I miss how you messaged me unexpectedly just to ask me what happened throughout my day

I miss you how you cared, even at things that weren't so important

I miss our friendship, our secrets, our stories, our dreams & goals

So maybe one day things will be alright again

It will be different, but it will be better

And maybe we'll run into each other

Catching up with our lives

But right now you're a faded memory

Someone I used to know, but all that is a blur

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