Ghost

You walked through my door on a Friday in June

Hair still damp from the shower, perfume like a tune

We laughed over wine on my worn-out old couch

I thought “this is different”… but I spoke too soon

Candlelight flickered, shadows danced on the wall

You kicked off your shoes, let your guard gently fall

We talked about dreams, about cities we’d seen

Your hand brushed my arm like a promise between

Two playlists later, the night felt alive

I swore I could feel every beat come alive

But now you’re a stranger who once knew my name

You got all the warmth, then you slipped from the flame

I text, you don’t answer, or answer too late

Like I’m begging for scraps from a finished plate

You needed the moment, the glow, the embrace

But never the person who lives in this place

Saturday morning you left with a smile

Said “text me sometime” — been quiet for a while

I send you a picture, a song, or a “hey”

You read it, then vanish, no words on display

I’m chasing your echo through empty blue ticks

While you’re already gone, already fixed

Yeah you’re a stranger who once knew my name

Took all of the magic and left me the blame

I reach for a signal that never comes back

You’re fine in the silence, I’m losing the track

You wanted the feeling, the rush, the sweet lie

But never the truth of the you and the I

I could hate you for fading, but hate takes too much

You just played your part in a script you don’t touch

No fight, no “I’m sorry”, no honest goodbye

Just drift into nothing beneath a clear sky

Some hearts are collectors, they borrow the light

Then leave when the candles burn out for the night

So here’s to the girls who light up a room

Stay long enough to make everything bloom

Then quietly exit before it can grow

Leaving only the scent of a candle and smoke

I’ll close all the tabs, blow the last embers out

Two nights in my house… that’s all you’re about