Static Dreams

I went back to love in 2D light,

Safer in pixels than real life.

Real stories feel fake anyway,

So I kiss the air where you used to stay.

I tried to paint your face as mine,

But you showed up twisted in my mind.

You turned into another fear.

I can’t let you live in here.

I don’t wanna dream of a house by the sea.

You and me breaking quietly.

I don’t wanna drown in make-believe,

But I keep lying to me.

I don’t wanna feel you breathe…

But you still breathe in me.

You moved ahead like nothing broke,

I’m stalled out, engine full of smoke.

Heart crashed hard against the wall,

Future bleeding down the hall.

I don’t see it anymore.

I don’t reach for light for sure.

I’m not scared — I’m stone inside.

Just this weight I cannot hide.

Maybe you were just a glitch.

Maybe love was counterfeit.

If I mute you in my head…

Will the silence feel less dead?

I don’t wanna dream of a house by the sea.

You and me breaking quietly.

I don’t wanna drown in make-believe,

But I keep lying to me.

So I’ll kiss the nothing one last time.

Let it echo.

Then decline.