A “void “ resident

You held my hand like you were scared to fall

Then built a wall so you could stand tall

You wanted my heart close enough to feel

But far enough away it never became real

I watched you run from the things you wanted most

Watched you walk past me like I was a ghost

You asked me to prove I would never leave

Then disappeared when i started to believe

You called it pressure, I called it fear

You ran from closeness but kept me near -

I was standing still, you were fighting ghosts

Trying to escape what you needed the most

And maybe one day when the silence gets loud

You’ll look for me all over town

You’ll realize the person you pushed away

Was the one who was choosing you every day

But I’ll be gone, and you’ll finally see

You didn’t lose someone — but you lost me

Not free from love, but free from the fight

The one you started every time things felt right

I don’t hate you, I hope you heal

I hope someday you know what was real

But I can’t be the lesson you learn too late

The door you close when you’re afraid

maybe one day when the noise fades out

You’ll understand what I was about

I wasn’t a cage, I wasn’t a chain

I was a hand reaching out to save you from pain

You wanted me close, but not too near

You wanted my love, but not my tear

And the hardest truth you’ll never believe

Was it was my choice to see you and still choose to leave