Once, you told me that you are a coward
I remember laughing and insisting that you aren't
How can a guy like you be scared of anything
You watch horror movies like it's nothing
I, who is deathly afraid of the dark, am a coward
You, who can sleep with the lights off, are not
You aren't a coward, believe me
But that was before everything fell apart
Maybe, even before then, you wanted to tell me
Yet I didn't listen to your words
Didn't understand what you wanted to say
Or maybe I just didn't want to
A part of me somehow knew
That this, whatever we had, was temporary
That soon, you'll leave me and never look back
I knew but I didn't want to believe
You were the guy who told me to be brave
You taught me to close my hands into a fist and fight back
You told me to become a sea that will always come back
And kiss the shoreline, no matter how strong the wave is
You told me to let go of the past
And focus on what lies ahead
You told me to step out of my comfort zone
But you were my comfort zone
You told me to always do what I want to do
Because regret is that one wound that will never heal
And you told me that it's okay not to be okay
Because soon, everything will be
Maybe it's my fault for not listening
Or pretending not to listen
You knew how much I feared change
But you were the only change I was willing to embrace
And you promised to never let go of my hand
But I don't know why, little by little, you loosened your grip
I don't know why, little by little, you stopped laughing the same laugh
And little by little, you walked away from me
You walked away from us before anything started
You suddenly turned your back and decided to stop whatever this was
And I was left, questioning every single thing
Wondering what went wrong, what did I do, what happened
And yes, I believe you now
You are a coward
For breaking all of your promises
And for breaking my heart