My phone chimes,
I read your name.
My heart beats
And burns in flame.
I wonder what you want,
Wonder what you’re all about.
I put my ego aside
And give you the benefit of the doubt.
I say “hey”, “hello”,
You say “hows it going?”.
I pretend to be fine,
Without you knowing
We talk a while,
Reminisce and cry.
You say you have to go,
It kills me to say goodbye
Yet I wait and wait
For you to show.
Little do I know,
That you’ve l e t g o . . .