We both liars
I stand in the aftermath, holding what pride left behind If you reach out again, I will answer with a different mind You said forever like it was something cheap Now the silence between us is the promise we keep If you call tonight, I will hear every breath Not to return, but to count what is left I walked through the wreckage and picked up my name You walked through the echoes and blamed me the same Two shadows learning what losing can mean If fate is a ledger, it marked what we owe Your lies were a seed, and mine learned to grow Now the garden is empty, stripped to the root Truth stands guard, refusing dispute I know you hear me when the night turns quiet Both of us broke what we tried to defend Two guilty hearts, pretending to mend You reach for the past but the past is a flame Touch it too long and it burns you the same I hold what remains with a colder grip You hold what is gone with a trembling lip One final truth stands where our voices once stood We broke what was fragile and loved what we could If you call again, speak with a cleaner tone I will answer the moment I hear something grown
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