time with you wasn’t meant to slip away so quickly
we weren’t meant to fall apart right from the beginning
my vision was different
and the magnet that led me to you
it was a strong and meaningful force

the edges of our pages were deteriorating
from the moment i noticed a change in you
and we tried to keep them together, neat and new
we tried to carry our book lightly
we wanted to be gentle, our intentions were there

but i couldn’t believe in you again
not after the furry filled my heart
from the little respect i was given
even though i stayed
because i wanted to believe
i wanted to

i moved countries to try to
i changed my life
but it wasn’t enough, i was broken
and you were breaking too
we could barley hold each other, stand each other
look each other in the eyes

and when i heard you say
again, and again
that you didn’t want to see my face
finally the water was above us
we had it, we dove in deep and damaged it
we lost it, all of it, except the remains
that wallow in the shallow, waiting to be picked up