A Break

I woke up sick in bed

I coughed and spat words

My eyes were swollen from the night you fled

When I tried to catch you but you flew like a bird

I get up to check my phone

"Active," your status read

"So this is the game we're playing," I groan

Who will break the silence first, quit playing with my head

It's been three days

Since you wanted a break from me

Every hour, I lay in bed and pray

That your heart will remember and see me

You said you would come back when you're done

Why am I so foolish to wait in line for you

My friends told me to open the door and run

That there is no point waiting and being blue

I wait here hugging the elephant plush you gave me for Christmas

It has long enough limbs to wrap around my torso

But it doesn't have your lips to give me kisses

I'm being annoying, I know

I'm sorry when the wind passes under my nose and I can smell you

I'm sorry when our songs come up on shuffle

I'm sorry I still love you

I'm sorry I miss us being a couple.