Codependent

In the dim glow of a sleepless night

He lay beside her

Listening to the murmurs that slipped from her lips in dreams

Words that felt like a tether

Binding them closer yet heavier with each syllable

Their relationship, once a refuge

Had become a fragile dance of dependence

Where every step was shadowed by fear of letting go

Haunted by loneliness

He clung to the fading warmth of their connection

Even as her quiet sobs revealed a shared unraveling

They both whispered promises in the dark

Neither wanting to end it, but their codependency was undeniable

A truth he saw clearly yet refused to accept

Each night, they tried to mend the fraying threads

But the cycle of need and denial only tightened

Leaving them trapped in a love they couldn't defend, yet couldn't release

I hear the way you talk to me in your sleep

I wish you didn't keep me

You hear me talking when I'm deep in my dreams

And now you're feeling queasy

I'm feeling lonely

You know that I don't want to end it

I'm too codependent

Now I just can't defend it

I've already seen it

And I don't want to believe it

You know that I don't want to end it

I'm too codependent

Now I just can't defend it

I've already seen it

And I don't want to believe it

And you keep telling me that you don't want to fight

You're putting up a fight

I see your eyes are bloodshot

And you're crying

But I'm trying

We're both lying

But I just don't know

And I just don't know

You know that I don't want to end it

I'm too codependent

Now I just can't defend it

I've already seen it

And I don't want to believe it

You know that I

(You know that I)

(You know that I)

You know that I don't want to end it