there were butterflies that once flew around behind my rib cage every time i would see you or when you were mentioned, but it wasn't long before the butterflies didn't see the light of day and, one by one, they died.
now, behind the dusty rib cage in my body there's several dead butterflies that once held so much meaning in each one, too much time has passed and when you finally came around again, they were all dead.
i had to do damage control when you left the first time, i cracked open my own rib cage and picked up each butterfly to give them a proper burial, one that you never gave me when you thought you had enough and decided to just leave.