Thoughts of you cling to me— uninvited, relentless. Memories too fast to fade. I wonder if I ever mattered, or if I was only a shadow,lingering where I was never meant to belong. Do I ever cross your mind at all, or was I nothing— something easy to forget? We shared moments. We laughed like we’d last forever, unaware how quickly time would turn away. My eyes searched for you— your figure, your familiar smile, a wave. But nothing. I was only a shard of glass left behind— nagging, unwanted. And still,I almost mattered.