I never asked for forever
I just wanted to be seen
To hold a place in your light
Not be kept behind the screen

You never had to say it
I felt the leaving in your eyes
In the way I stayed a secret
While someone else got your sky

I told myself it was enough
The half-love, the waiting, the quiet
But silence turned into questions
And the answers just came in riots

I would’ve stayed, you know
Even when it hurt
Even when I felt like a shadow
Lost beneath your worth

But you didn’t choose me
And maybe you never did
You moved on like I was nothing
While I’m still learning how to live

Still, I won’t curse your name
I won’t beg you to stay
Even if it shattered me
I will love you
Either way