Gentleman

Stop waiting for her to become who she was. She won't. The girl you loved was real once. That girl is gone now. And that's the hardest part — not the betrayal. Just the goodbye to someone who didn't die. She just chose to be someone else. life

The worst part about loving someone is not the heartbreak. It's the moment you realize you were the only one breaking.

Stop trying to go back to who you were before her. You were not better then—you were just unaware. Everything that breaks you now is making you real.

I told the moon about you again tonight. It listened better than you ever could.

I stopped reaching for my phone to tell you things. But I never stopped reaching for you—until I learned that reaching for myself felt better. That's when the healing actually started.

I kept that folder. Every photo of you. You walked out. I couldn't walk away from the proof that you were real.

I talked to the moon about you last night. It listened better than you ever did.

I kept every photo like proof you existed. Now they're all I have to prove you were real.

You spent so long trying to be the man she needed that you forgot to become the man you wanted to be. Now you are. That's the part she can't unsee.

You don't win the day by being perfect. You win it by being present. Show up. Stay honest. That's the whole game.

Your silence left louder than any words ever could. You didn't say goodbye. You just became someone I didn't recognize.

I talked to the moon about you again last night. It listened better than you ever did.