I gave myself to something vast,
Something that promised to matter,
It swallowed my hours, my thoughts,
And slowly, without me noticing,
It swallowed them too,
The ones who waited,
Who reached for me.
The pursuit was everything,
A fire that burned so bright,
I couldn’t see their faces dimming in the glow.
I told myself it was worth it,
I told myself they’d understand,
But I missed the silence gro...
