Surviving Heartbreak

I Made You Magic

I used to think

You were made of stardust,

Wrapped in some cosmic glow

I could never quite touch.

But now, I see—

You were just skin and bones,

another heartbeat

Walking down the same streets as me,

Nothing more, nothing less.

It was my love

That spun you into something else,

Weaving you from ordinary threads

Into something untouchable,

Something divine.

I built the pedestal,

Carved it from my own hands,

And placed you on top,

High enough to kiss the sky.

But there was no magic in you.

You never shimmered like I thought.

It was my gaze

That cast the light around you,

My heart

That turned you into something more

Than just another human being.

I won't regret the spell I cast,

Or the way I let myself believe

In what I'd made of you.

But lesson learned—

The magic wasn't yours.

It was mine all along.

—MistakenGenius