we divide 
and pull back
into a being of resentment
love, and 
empty promises
like we weren't afraid
of what we lacked

at cracking point
with the sunset in my eyes
no, the darkness
falling over it in a second
like a denial
of the rites of passage

we remember
the words between the lines
characters, strings
mine are not real
you cannot pull me along
the state of being divine

burning down
and holding the ashes
of a scattered hope
that I once believed in
I'm never coming back
to this town

at breaking point 
or steady as a rainy rhythm
against the windows
that I closed against the sky
and a reminder
that things will not be okay

deep inside
I hope for an answer
but the mind I placed before me
was cracked open 
ripped up, 
and long gone 
like I was the only one

we divide
in the dawn
remains of
desire, and
lovely memories
that we were afraid
to begin to let go

I'll never know
what brought us together