Still felt like love

It wasn’t right

It wasn’t real

But it still felt like love

Even if it never was

You didn’t say much

But I held on to what you didn’t say

You weren’t mine

But I made space for you anyway

Every word you whispered

I wrote in stone

Even when you disappeared

I still called it “home”

I knew better — I swear I did

But I wanted it so bad, I let you in

And maybe you never meant to stay

But I loved you like you did

It still felt like love — even if it hurt

Even when I cried alone and questioned my worth

It still felt like love — even if you left me cold

Even when I knew I was the only one who broke

I don’t regret it, but I can't pretend

That I’d survive another “almost” again

It wasn’t love, but it still felt like it

And that’s why it’s so hard to forget

I held your silence like it meant something

Waited for a message that never came

You told me nothing — but I filled in the blanks

With soft versions of you I made

You had your reasons

I had my heart

And now I carry this weight

While you restart

I told you I liked you

And maybe I shouldn’t have

But I don’t regret it

I just regret hoping you’d say it back

It still felt like love — even if it was fake

Even if I gave more than you ever meant to take

It still felt like love — and that’s the curse

When something so hollow can still hurt

I’ll be okay — I’ll heal, I’ll grow

But a part of me still wishes you’d known

It wasn’t love, but it still felt like it

And maybe that’s what broke me most

You weren’t mine

You never really were

But for a while...

You felt like home