B R E A T H E

y o u

i held your hand and didn't let go
sweat crammed the lines of our palms

we had the universe in our hold
all my stars aligned with yours

my lips brushed your cheeks
your scent got mixed with the air i breathed, it filled my lungs from within

and just like that we weren't two beings but one

and when you left
you took my breath away

i do not exist now
neither do you

we are two separate shells
of the love we once used to be

our stars collapsed and
made galaxies of their own

i don't belong in yours anymore
neither do you

so whose fault was that?

yours? mine? or the universe that made sure we would break apart
even before we met

was it all a dream or were you there when i asked the world to give me pain?

because what is there to write about if not about how i've lived my life in vain

i've been a fool
i should have asked for your hand in mine just a little longer

maybe we'd have found our forever in that single moment

or maybe you'd have realized
that i crave your touch
just so i can remind myself

that there was once a person i loved
and it wasn't you