Our hearts died even before falling in love

And we looked into each other’s eyes, but your gaze was so emotionless and mine was so damn absorbed.
You pretended to care and I pretended to fake but we both know it was the opposite, too busy to realize that.
You asked me to light your heart and I overdid it but when I asked you, you bowed your head.
I thought I was falling for you but when I felt I slammed too hard till I hurt myself and couldn’t stand up anymore.
You were so happy and I was so damn sad, but happy for you to be happy.
You touched me gently and I pulled back, too scared to realize that.
We stopped caring for a bit cause you cared about yourself and I cared about ourselves then I even stopped caring about myself.
I was looking for your gaze around, couldn’t find it because you were so far but yet too close.
And the day I realized you died, I died with you.

Reviews

[ReedWrite]

Such a unique piece. It touches the reader with the depth of emotion. The confusion of love...the back and forth games that define so many relationships...the need to please and desire to make the other happy...only to realize it's not working. And yet, when it dies, a part of you dies with it. Beautifully penned.