Thin Line

In response to a real-life conversation 

PS: I reiterate, this is not ChatGPT 

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If I'm being honest, I never saw that conversation coming

At the same time, the bruja in me did feel it brewing 

I wasn't surprised because I already knew what you told me 

I just didn't think you would come to the realisation so quickly

For a second there, I was going to call your bluff

Then you impressed me, 'cause you garnered the courage to quit acting so tough  

Days have gone by and I've had time to soak your words in

Making me walk on a line between hurt and indifference that's pretty thin 

Obstacles are mere excuses to keep one in a box

Stifling the bravery to break out of it like an ox

You value something once, you could let it slip 

When it's twice, do you still release your grip?

Not everyone gets another shot to make things right 

But it seems you've tossed yours out of sight

So I stay walking on that thin line until it eventually fades away

Leaving my thoughts and feelings on the shore of a quiet bay

Pales in Comparison

Inspired by a real-life conversation 

PS: This is not ChatGPT 

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I've been beating myself up lately

And I know it's only you who can understand me

Not because you've walked in these shoes 

But because my heart still wanders back to you

Your silence leaves an echo

And in that echo, my mind ruminates 

My thoughts spin like they're at a disco 

Dancing until buried feelings germinate

I hold up the scale and watch it tip

Its balance swaying, ready to dip 

The right side weighs heavy on my heart 

The left side pales in comparison from the start

I ask myself, "What if?"

What if I'd been more assertive

Risking it all because you're worth it

What if my actions had spoken louder than fear

Holding you tighter, keeping you near

I guess you'll always be

The one who got away from me

Or maybe there's still a chance

For what we never got to be