Did you miss me

I used to ask; “How much did you miss me?” like a child tugging at silence hoping it might speak love in return But your eyes always darted away like the truth was too shy to show its face Still; I waited Waited to hear anything even a lie dressed as affection You could’ve said "All the time" and I would’ve built a home inside that fantasy Now the room echoes and I’m the only one listening to ghosts Does your night flicker quietly... with memories of the way we once were? Do the jokes that once lit up your smile... still ignite laughter or just smoke? And when the world plays our old song do you hum along or skip the track? Do the things that made you cry... still pull at the same wound? Do the things that made you smile... feel smaller now; without me? I wonder... when you're caught off guard by a scent a street name; or the tilt of a stranger’s head do you think... "That used to be us" or do you think nothing at all? Because I remember everything the tone of your voice when it softened the shape of your silence when it didn't And though it sounds pathetic now I would’ve swallowed every sweet untruth if it meant feeling loved; even briefly So tell me did you miss me? Your once favourite human Or am I just a chapter... you never bothered to finish reading?

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