Elia

I sat by the window, rain in my hands

Traced our names on the glass like we did back then

You stood in the hallway, no words left to say

Your suitcase was quiet, but louder each day

I didn’t cry ’til you closed the door

Just stared at your shoes lying there on the floor

I watched you leave like a movie in slow motion

Felt every crack in the silence and the ocean

Of words we forgot, and the fights we replayed

In the end, you just faded like light in the rain

And I watched you leave

But you were already gone

We once danced in kitchens, laughed into the night

Now my coffee’s for one, and the bed’s too wide

You told all your friends you “just needed air”

But I knew that goodbye was already there

I didn’t beg, I just let you go

Still wondering why love can feel so alone

I watched you leave like a ghost from a story

No grand goodbye, no fight for our glory

Just echoes of “maybe,” and time we outgrew

Now my heart beats a little too slow for two

And I watched you leave

But you were already gone

Now strangers ask if I’m doing okay

I smile like I’m fine—keep walking away

I watched you leave with my world on your shoulders

But you never looked back as the daylight grew colder

I still wear the song you once played on repeat

But tonight it just echoes in an empty heartbeat

And I watched you leave

But you were already gone