❦ . . . ?????'? ???????

????? ? ??? ????? ????? ?? ????.

i liked you long before
you ever knew.

for almost a year,
we shared conversations,
laughed over the smallest things,
and without realizing it...

ㅤㅤㅤyou quietly became
ㅤㅤㅤthe best part
ㅤㅤㅤof my days.

ㅤㅤㅤi kept telling myself
ㅤㅤㅤthat friendship
ㅤㅤㅤwould be enough.

ㅤㅤㅤthat if i stayed close,
ㅤㅤㅤ?????
ㅤㅤㅤmy feelings
ㅤㅤㅤwould disappear.

ㅤㅤㅤ???? ????? ???.

ㅤㅤㅤthey only grew
ㅤㅤㅤmore quietly.

ㅤㅤㅤuntil carrying them alone
ㅤㅤㅤbecame heavier
ㅤㅤㅤthan telling you
ㅤㅤㅤthe truth.

ㅤㅤㅤso...

ㅤㅤㅤi confessed.

ㅤㅤㅤnot because i expected
ㅤㅤㅤyou to love me back.

ㅤㅤㅤnot because i wanted
ㅤㅤㅤeverything to change.

ㅤㅤㅤi only wanted you
ㅤㅤㅤto know what
ㅤㅤㅤmy ?????
ㅤㅤㅤhad been carrying
ㅤㅤㅤall that time.

ㅤㅤㅤafter that...

ㅤㅤㅤi chose
ㅤㅤㅤto leave.

ㅤㅤㅤnot because
ㅤㅤㅤi hated you.

ㅤㅤㅤnot because
ㅤㅤㅤyou hurt me.

ㅤㅤㅤbut because
ㅤㅤㅤstaying beside you
ㅤㅤㅤhurt more
ㅤㅤㅤthan walking away.

ㅤㅤㅤevery conversation
ㅤㅤㅤbecame a reminder
ㅤㅤㅤof everything
ㅤㅤㅤi couldn't have.

ㅤㅤㅤevery smile
ㅤㅤㅤmade letting go
ㅤㅤㅤa little harder.

ㅤㅤㅤsometimes...

ㅤㅤㅤi still miss
ㅤㅤㅤwhat we had.

ㅤㅤㅤi miss talking to you
ㅤㅤㅤwithout overthinking
ㅤㅤㅤevery word.

ㅤㅤㅤi miss the friendship
ㅤㅤㅤbefore my feelings
ㅤㅤㅤchanged everything.

ㅤㅤㅤi miss
ㅤㅤㅤthe way
ㅤㅤㅤwe used to be.

ㅤㅤㅤ?????
ㅤㅤㅤthat's what
ㅤㅤㅤmoving on
ㅤㅤㅤreally means.

ㅤㅤㅤnot forgetting
ㅤㅤㅤsomeone.

ㅤㅤㅤbut learning
ㅤㅤㅤhow to live
ㅤㅤㅤwithout waiting
ㅤㅤㅤfor them
ㅤㅤㅤto come back.

ㅤㅤㅤyou will always
ㅤㅤㅤbe part
ㅤㅤㅤof my story.

ㅤㅤㅤnot because
ㅤㅤㅤwe ended up
ㅤㅤㅤtogether.

ㅤㅤㅤbut because
ㅤㅤㅤyou taught me
ㅤㅤㅤthat loving someone
ㅤㅤㅤsometimes means
ㅤㅤㅤhaving the courage
ㅤㅤㅤto walk away...

ㅤㅤㅤeven when
ㅤㅤㅤevery part of you
ㅤㅤㅤstill wants
ㅤㅤㅤto stay.