Broken #1

Broken

You said goodbye without a sound
No final glance, no turning 'round
Now silence lives where laughter stayed
And all our colors fade to gray

I keep the light on just in case
But shadows always take your place
The pieces of me don’t quite align
Since you were never really mine

I'm broken — not beyond repair
But I'm still gasping for your air
I wear a smile, but I’m see-through
'Cause everything still leads to you
I'm broken — not falling apart
But there's a crack in every part
You didn’t stay, you didn’t fight
And now I sleep alone at night

Your name still burns beneath my skin
A quiet war I never win
I talk to ghosts and call them truth
Just to feel a piece of you

I’ve read the lines between the lies
But couldn’t bring myself to try
To walk away from all we were
Even when the pain got worse

I'm broken — but I still stand
With trembling voice and empty hands
I build a life from what’s been lost
But some hearts never count the cost
I'm broken — not made of stone
But I survive this on my own
You left me here without a light
But somehow I’ll be all right

And maybe time will make it fade
But for now, I feel the weight
Of every word you didn’t say
As you slowly slipped away

I’m broken — but I still breathe
Even if it’s painfully
One day I’ll look back and know
That even shattered things can grow
I’m broken — but I still try
To stitch the cracks and say goodbye
You gave me love, then let me fall
But I’ll rise again — after it all

I’m broken...
But not gone.