Prompt:

You came in quiet, like a secret in the dark Soft hands, slow words, left a mark on my heart You spoke in maybes, never said too much Had me chasing meaning every time we touched Your love felt distant but I stayed close Reading between lines you never wrote I gave you truth, you gave me smoke I still believed every word you spoke You’d hold my face, say “trust me now” But your eyes were always looking out I felt the shift, I felt the change Still I stayed the same You wrapped me in velvet lies Made me feel chosen, then left me blind I gave you all, you took your time Left me empty on your side You said you loved me, swear you tried But love don’t look like borrowed time I knew the truth, I still stayed Guess I loved you through the pain You needed healing, I became the cure But my cracks were never yours You leaned on me when you were low Then disappeared when I needed hope I played the role you needed most Your safe escape, your in-between ghost I felt you pulling when I got too close Like loving me came with a cost Every promise felt rehearsed I ignored it, thought it’d hurt less If I pretended I was wrong For wanting something honest You wrapped me in velvet lies Made me feel chosen, then left me blind I gave you all, you took your time Left me empty on your side You said you loved me, swear you tried But love don’t look like borrowed time I knew the truth, I still stayed Guess I loved you through the pain Was I a moment, was I a phase Something you needed, not something you’d save You called it love, I called it faith Now I’m the one learning how to break I trace your name in memories Still wondering what you saw in me Was it my heart or what I gave ‘Cause I gave it freely If you ever ask why I walked away It’s ‘cause I finally heard the truth you never said I loved you deep, I loved you brave But loving you cost me more than I can say