When I Dropped You, I Shattered
I got that text from you again the other day.
Just like it used to be, you asked how I was
Then you told me what you missed and didn’t miss about me.
You made those same old jokes, but it wasn’t as funny.
Like the big yellow signs, I was so cautious
But you’re the exact same amount of obnoxious.
We’re not movies.
When you’re fast forwarding, I don’t have a pause.
I might be slow motion, but I still play on.
And we’re not a race, because no matter how many times I would’ve won,
I still somehow ended up on the bottom.
You’re like a distant memory live on broadway.
Even when I’m bankrupt, I still find a way to pay.
We’re making the same plans
But in the background I don’t hear our favorite band.
I feel like I love you even when you gave me every reason to hate you.
Scratch that, I hate you because you gave me every reason to love you.
No matter how much we can sit and reminisce on the past,
I still get lost keeping track of who left last.
And I still see you in my head, and when that song of ours comes on
it’s only when I’m dreaming in my bed.
Nightmares, you, night terrors; they all seem to blend
And this right here, is me taking my stand.
Now you drop me, it’s time to see you shatter.
(2014)
This was originally meant to be presented in front of an audience
(rhythm isn't clear if just reading this poem)
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