Applause for Nothing

(low voice, resigned)

You got what you wanted. I hope it was worth it.

I ghosted my friends just to miss you in silence

Numb to the noise, now I thrive in the quiet

You said “I’m not good for you” like that’s noble

But I’m still breaking down over texts you left global

Bruised heart, but it won’t show,

Still beats loud, won’t let go.

My hoodie still smells like your cheap perfume

Yeah, I should burn it — but it smells like you

We said “forever” and laughed at the sky

But forever turned fragile the moment you lied

I’m a sad song in a playlist you skip

A punchline in pain with a tremble on lip

Still soft, still stupid, still stuck on your name

And I wish I could hate you, but I hate me the same

Cracked inside but still alive,

Bleeding slow, but I survive.

I joke too loud, then break in the mirror

Write bars you’ll never hear

I’m not okay, I just make it rhyme

A heart they tried to shame into silence, but it’s still loud.

Typed “I miss you” and hit backspace twice

Told myself “bro chill” — yeah, good advice

Punched the drywall like that solves shit

But all it did was remind me I still exist

Got a heart that’s pissed and loud,

Silent screams beneath the crowd.

You moved on fast — maybe I was easy

Just a band-aid boy for when your nights got needy

Said I overthink… then left me to drown

Now I’m screaming in silence with no one around

I’m a sad song in a playlist you skip

A breakup cliché in a thrift store fit

Still soft, still broken, still stuck on your name

Still bleeding in poems, still cursing the blame

Tried to silence, tried to shame,

Still this heart’s the one to blame.

I laugh too loud, then cry in the mirror

Write bars you’ll never hear

I’m not okay, I just make it rhyme

A cracked heart bleeding from the inside out, still here.

I don’t wanna die, but I sure don’t live

Got a voice in my head like “you’ve got nothin’ to give”

Told myself I’d be fine — what a joke, right?

Still texting ghosts like they’ll reply at night

Yeah I get it, I’m too much, too soft, too late

But at least I feel — at least I break

So go ahead, say “we’re better apart”

But I still got your name carved into my heart

I’m a sad song in a playlist you skip

A heartbreak in a hoodie that still fits

Still soft, still stupid, still stuck on your name

But I’d rather be broken than feel this tame

Bruised heart, but it won’t show,

Still beats loud, won’t let go.

I laugh too loud, then cry in the mirror

Write songs you’ll never hear

I’m not okay, I just make it rhyme

A heart with bruises it won’t show, still beating defiant.

i hope ur happy.

(dead silence)