I had so much to say
Words that sat heavy on my tongue,
Thoughts that ached to reach you,
But my hands stayed still, my lips stayed shut.
Life swallowed me whole,
Pulled me into shadows I couldn't escape.
I wanted to call, I wanted to write,
But my voice felt too small against the weight.
Still, I thought you'd understand.
I thought you'd see the silence for what it was
Not absence, not indifference,
But a battle I was losing on my own.
Then the day came, a door cracked open,
A moment to bridge the space between us.
But your words hit like a final blow:
"We were never close."
I wanted to tell you—
Tell you how much you meant,
How I clung to the idea of us,
How I thought our roots ran deep enough to survive.
But I understood.
I gave you space, let you go,
Watched from the edges as you flourished,
As you smiled, as you thrived without me.
Now, I sit with our echoes.
I press play on our old videos,
Laugh at the way we used to be,
Smile at a past that only I seem to hold.
Maybe you’ve moved on.
Maybe I’m just the only one
Still stuck in yesterday,
Still holding onto a friendship
That only exists in my heart.
Some friendships fade, not because they weren’t real, but because life got in the way. What happens when you finally get the chance to reach out—only to hear the words “We were never close” from someone who once meant everything? Still Stuck in Yesterday is a heartfelt poem about love, loss, and the bittersweet grip of memories we can’t let go of. If you've ever held onto a friendship that slipped away, this one's for you.
