The Weight of Walking Away
You started walking away years ago
Stretching the distance between you and them
Guilt settled like dust in your chest
But you whispered — this is for the best
Reality was sharper than you ever imagined
A quiet ache that pushed you forward
That unraveled the soft mirage
That stole the courage to reach back
To them, it was nothing — just silence, just space
But to you, who had carried the weight for decades
It felt like a velvet trap
Eating your soul, poisoning every lingering hope
Until one day, you hit the limit
The pain no longer burned — it simply was
Even the tears ran dry, even the ache lost its sting
Even the words, once desperate, refused to rise
Now, you are a ghost in a city that does not know your name
Where streets blur into nothing familiar
Where every window is a stranger’s home
And every voice is one you do not recognize
Their messages arrive, unread, unanswered
And though you know
To them, you are the villain in this story
You still ask yourself, but why?
