i love you still. yeah, you heard me right. it’s not a whisper, it’s not a mistake, it’s the only thing that survived the night. i stayed here, in days that felt endless, like a barrel rolling, heavy and senseless. caged by sorrow, poisoned by a love that was never strong enough to stay. you left me shattered, like glass on the floor. i tried to pick up the pieces, but every touch cut deeper than before. tell me, what do you do when everything breaks? what do you hold when your hands only ache? since that day, i forget how to breathe. air feels heavy, and hope feels weak. but still, for you, i pray. that maybe one day you’ll turn back this way. that maybe one day, my dead heart will rise, and you’ll be here, not just in my mind. and maybe then, side by side, we’ll try