The Lie

By Sanika Karna

The greatest romance, ecstasy to my heart,

I wanted you to be the one to tear it into parts,

I was so scared of getting caught,

Maybe it would’ve been better that way, who would’ve thought?

Then you went away and so did I,

Even in my silence, I could hear the lie,

I thought what I felt would live forever,

But time changed all that, and thought he was so clever,

You used to live in my mind, I never realized that would change,

We left without saying goodbye but it never felt strange,

It didn’t hurt, forgetting the touch of your hand,

It slipped out of my mind, like fingers through the sand,

Now I don’t hear flames, I just hear a silent goodbye,

But some days I still hear the lie.

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By Sanika Karna