All Unsent Messages

Thank you for the quiet courage, and I pretend the universe is listening. Here?s to everything we couldn?t say. I?ll keep making tea for one.

I wear your silence like a coat, and I keep asking the moon for advice. I hope you keep the light you found. I mean this kindly.

I keep the chipped mug you loved, though the calendar insists we moved on. I?ll let the tide take the rest. This is enough.

I pass our corner and nod, and I keep asking the moon for advice. I?ll carry the lesson, not the weight.

I?m sorry I kept score, and my chest answers with thunder. Here?s to everything we couldn?t say.

I hope you travel where you dreamed, and somehow the world keeps happening. This is for the version of us that almost was. I?m learning to be gentle.

I ran when I should have listened, and I pretend the universe is listening. This is for the version of us that almost was. You don?t have to answer.

I folded the truth to fit me, because I?m afraid of what you?ll say back. Here?s to everything we couldn?t say. I?ll keep making tea for one.

I visit the same bench at dusk, and I keep looking for you in crowds. I?m choosing to breathe without you. This is enough.

I can map the city by our memories, and I am learning to carry this gently. I?m letting this be my goodbye.