Two Weeks Later

You talked forever like it was easy,

Like we were already halfway there.

You’d say “someday” and smile at me,

And I’d pretend I wasn’t scared.

You wanted first place in my heart,

Before my friends, before the rest.

And maybe that’s what love requires,

But I could never pass that test.

You weren’t controlling, you weren’t cruel,

You never tried to change my mind.

But every future that you painted

Felt like leaving myself behind.

And now it’s two weeks later,

And I’m kissing someone new.

No, I never cheated,

But I know it still hurts you.

‘Cause my heart left quietly

Before my feet walked out the door.

You saw forever in my eyes,

But I couldn’t see it anymore.

And maybe from a distance

I look just like the bad guy too.

But the truth is I was leaving

Long before I left you.

You deserved somebody certain,

Somebody reaching for your hand.

Not somebody counting exits,

Not somebody who couldn’t stand

The weight of all those future plans,

The houses, names, and growing old.

You held them like they were a promise,

I held them like they were too cold.

And I hate the way it happened,

Hate the timing, hate the view.

Because the story looks much worse

Than what I lived through.

And now it’s two weeks later,

And I’m kissing someone new.

No, I never cheated,

But I know it still hurts you.

‘Cause my heart left quietly

Before my feet walked out the door.

You saw forever in my eyes,

But I couldn’t see it anymore.

Maybe I’ll be the villain

In the story that you tell.

Maybe that’s the price of leaving

Someone who loved you well.

And now it’s two weeks later,

And the world’s drawing its conclusions.

But love doesn’t always end

With explosions.

Sometimes it’s just realizing

Two people want different views.

And that’s how I lost forever,

And that’s how I found someone new.