shadow

it's been six months since we've said goodbye

i don't know why i kept hoping it wouldn't be the last time

i was given some hope when you acknowledged that i even exist

but you exist without me

and i existed with your shadow;

the dark cast that lingers a little after you've walked away, filled with the memory of the shape you used to create.

and even though i knew every curve and edge you had to you

i no longer recognize your silhouette

i hope it's because you've grown stronger

and i hope you're imagining mine to be bigger than it was

when you left me small and broken

silhouettes, they come and go

and maybe yours too shall pass

and right now, i hope it disappears with every tear that rolls down my cheek

and i hope mine has the strength to walk away