We met at the edge of a crumbling dream,
Both hearts weighed down, tethered by a fragile seam.
I saw the fractures, but I still reached for you,
Thought we could fix what we barely knew.
You whispered love like it was your second skin,
Promised me shelter in the storm you were in.
But your words were like glass, beautiful but thin,
And I should've known, oh, I should've known back then.
Now I wish I'd stayed lonely,
Didn't know your love would burn me
You lit me up, but left me in the dark,
All that's left is the ash of a burned-out spark.
I stayed through the lies you didn’t confess,
Hoping someday you'd give me your best.
But love like yours was always a play pretend,
A storybook beginning with a bitter end.
I wish you'd loved me like I loved you,
But maybe loneliness is safer than the things you put me through.
