Fading Quiet

The room is filled with things we never said

Words on the floor, but none of them make sense

I'm tired of fighting what I can't repair

So I sit with the silence, breathing in the air

We tried to hold on till our hands went numb

Pretending the end would never come

But love gets quiet before it breaks

And I felt it fade with every mistake

I'm not angry

I'm just done pretending

That this doesn't hurt anymore

I'm letting go

Slowly this time

No screaming, no burning bridges tonight

I'm letting go

Of what we were

Not out of hate

Just knowing it's over

The nights don't hit as hard as they used to

Pain turns dull when you've felt it too long

I replay moments I should've left behind

But memories don't listen when you tell them to stop

I don't blame you

I don't blame me

Sometimes things just don't survive

What they're forced to be

I'm not broken

Just worn thin

Like a song that fades

But still sinks in

I'm letting go

Slowly this time

No scars to prove

That we crossed the line

I'm letting go

Of who we were

Not out of hate

Just knowing it hurts

And maybe someday

This won't feel so heavy

Maybe someday

I'll hear your name and breathe

For now I stay quiet

And let it pass

Learning the art

Of losing what I had

I'm letting go

And it feels the same

As staying too long

In a burning place

I'm letting go

Not to forget

But to finally stop