Surviving Heartbreak

Brand New Day

I say I'm fine, that I'm alone by choice,
A hard-ass smiling with a silent voice.
But nights like these, the cracks appear—
I want a hand to hold, a hug sincere.

She's here but gone, a ghost that stays,
Her laughter wrapped in brighter days.
We talk less now, the silence grows,
Like distant tides no one controls.

No blame to cast, no blame to find,
Just lives that shift and love unkind.
I reached for him, the known, the past,
A fleeting warmth that couldn't last.

I don't want love, no strings to tie,
Just someone near when I want to cry.
A nurse by day, alone by night,
Pretending pain is out of sight.

Tomorrow comes, I'll wear my mask,
Survive the day, forget to ask
If I'm enough, if I'm not missed—
Tonight, I long for one soft kiss.

So if you're here and feeling low,
A lonely heart that no one knows—
You're not alone, you're not unseen,
I see you in this in-between.

And maybe soon, or someday far,
We'll heal the wounds, forget the scars.
But for tonight, just hold this rhyme—
We're here, we're real, through space and time.

—MistakenGenius