The Way You Let Me Go

I still remember how you smiled

Like every kiss was worth the while

But love was quiet on your tongue

I should've known what was to come

You touched me like it hurt to stay

But couldn't find the words to say

It's not the leaving that cut deep

It's how you vanished without grief

No tears, no fight, no final show-

Just silence in the way you let me go

Your clothes are gone, but not the scent

It lingers where the hours went

I close the door, but not the ache

Your calm goodbye still makes me break

You walked away like love was done

But I still burn beneath your sun

It's not the leaving that cut deep

It's how you vanished without grief

No tears, no fight, no final show-

Just silence in the way you let me go

I'd rather screams or one last lie

Than your soft nod, your easy sigh

You made goodbye feel like routine

Like love was just a passing scene

It's not the leaving that cut deep

It's how you vanished without grief

I'd beg for pain, a slammed front door-

Not fading like I meant no more

So when they ask why I still break

I say, "It's how you didn't ache."