I still crave you like air,
Like I need to breathe you in to survive.
I tell myself I’m over it,
But it’s all a lie—
I watch you live your life,
Like I’m a ghost,
A shadow in the background of your world.
But I’m still here,
Drowning in the wreckage we left behind.

I stalk your every move,
Pretend it’s just curiosity,
But it’s a sickness—
A hunger that never fades.
I tell myself it doesn’t hurt,
But the truth is,
Every time I see you smile without me,
A piece of me dies.

I’m scared to reach out,
Scared that you’ll look at me
Like I’m nothing more than a memory.
The rejection is a wound I can’t bear,
But...