THE WAY YOU LEFT ME
the way you left me
still hurts
you said goodbye
like it meant nothing
but it echoed
through every part of me
that once knew
how to smile
i held your name
like a prayer
now it tastes
like ash
on my tongue
i still carry
your silence
like a bruise
that forgot
how to heal
it blooms
beneath my ribs
quietly
without warning
your absence
moves through me
like a ghost
haunting all the places
i once felt safe
i wait
for the day
your memory
stops
knocking
on my chest
Fazal Abubakkar Esaf is a writer, content creator, and educator with experience in community engagement. He’s a quiet soul writing loud feelings in soft words that explore love, loss, and everything we carry but never say aloud.
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