that was when I knew but my mind didn't
my heart was in shambles when it tried to
beat for them
for you, though, it was fixed; steadier

I walked those streets with you in my head
and in each of my steps
it was your voice I heard, subconsciously,
telling me the histories of the buildings
I'd pass, whispering news from home that
you thought I wouldn't care about, but I did
that was when I knew I had been wrong, and
I kept listening to that song that told me to
stop waiting for him, but my mind didn't
know that yet

epiphanies have been had, I found out he was
a thief, a handsome façade
the heartbeats grew louder as your face appeared,
gracefully, and I smiled-
it was always you

-c.j.