“In His Phone”

It wasn’t the silence.

It was the password change.

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Midnight light on his screen glow

Name I don’t know with a red rose

Heart emoji, then three more

And a “wish you were here” from before

He said he left his phone at home

But that ping? It said otherwise

Said I’m the only one he wants

So why she texting, “last night was fire”?

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Can’t unsee what I saw

Can't unswipe the receipts

He’s lying right to my face

And his truth's in between the beats

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In his phone, I met the girl he swore was just a friend

In his phone, I watched my story reach its bitter end

Smiles he gave me, he gave to her too

“Baby I love you” — was copy and paste proof

In his phone, I found the real you

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He said, “Don’t go through my stuff”

Like secrets don’t mean much

But love ain’t blind — it just pretends

'Til your gut starts screaming through the lens

Snapchat ghost, deleted thread

He swears it’s nothing, swears again

But I’m not crazy — I’m just aware

He’s got a second world, and I’m not there

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He don’t flinch when he lies

Like it’s part of how he breathes

And I’m choking on good memories

While he’s texting “sweet dreams”

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In his phone, I met the girl he swore was just a friend

In his phone, I watched my story reach its bitter end

Smiles he gave me, he gave to her too

“Baby I love you” — was copy and paste proof

In his phone, I found the real you

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It ain’t the words that kill you

It’s the silence after truth

It’s how he sleeps so soundly

With her perfume on his roots

You think you know a person

'Til you hold their second life

I wasn't paranoid —

I was just right

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In his phone...

Where I lost the man I knew

In his phone...

Where he proved the worst was true

He said I was overthinking

But now I see the proof

In his phone, I found the real you