it was as if
i had died
how swiftly
i ceased existing
in her world

and the hurt
accumulated in
her thunderous
silence was
nothing compared
to realizing
i never mattered
in the slightest
despite time
spent dreaming

i am nothing
more than a shadow
cast by what
you truly desire
most from life

her heart cast
the light in which
i was almost real
now i cannot tell
where the dark ends
and i begin again