The Screen Stayed Dark

You said “talk soon” like it weighed nothing at all

Three little dots danced then they ran down the wall

I kept the app open like some kinda prayer

Waiting for a ghost to type that he still cared

I scrolled back months just to feel you close

Every old “I miss you” hit harder than most

The read receipt glowed like a fresh little scar

But the cursor just blinked from wherever you are

No storm, no fight, no slammed-door goodbye

Just quiet subtraction beneath a blue light

The screen stayed dark, the screen stayed dark

Love died in silence, left no mark

No screaming match, no final spark

Just you not typing in the dark

The screen stayed dark, the screen stayed dark

I turned off notifications, thought it might help

But the silence screamed louder than any text bell

Checked airplane mode like it might bring you back

Found airplane prayers in the settings stack

Your profile pic’s still the one from last June

Smiling like summer would last until noon

I zoom in sometimes just to see if you changed

But it’s frozen, like everything else stayed the same

No villain arc, no dramatic scene

Just someone who stopped in the middle of “we”

The screen stayed dark, the screen stayed dark

Love died in silence, left no mark

No final verse, no last remark

Just you not typing in the dark

The screen stayed dark, the screen stayed dark

Maybe you’re happy, maybe you’re fine

Maybe the quiet feels better than mine

I tell myself stories to sleep through the night

Like “he’s just busy” or “he’ll text when it’s right”

But the truth is a whisper I already know

Some endings don’t echo — they just let go

The screen stayed dark… yeah, the screen stayed dark

I finally closed it, but it left its mark

No big explosion, no walk in the park

Just learning to live with a permanently dark

Screen… screen… screen stayed dark

Three dots appeared once, then they were gone

Like smoke from a fire that burned way too long

I don’t wait anymore…

I just turn off the light

And let the dark stay dark tonight

(end on a single unresolved chord, let it ring out)