You Were Here Poem by Jade Leven

I don’t want any more shadows on my wall
I don’t want any more memories wandering down the hall
I don’t want to ever see you look at me like that
again

you scare me more than anyone I’ve ever known
you won’t even realize how much I have grown
I don’t ever want to know if you miss me
it hurts

I don’t want any more laughs or smiles
I just want these tears for a little while
I don’t want to hear it’s better now
I already know

it was nice to know you
I still think I owe something to you
it was nice to know
you were here
it was nice to care about you
I guess that I still care about you
but I think the point is
you were here

don’t ask am I better
don’t ask am I okay
don’t ask how am I feeling
nothing you can say
can take this pain away

don’t say a word to me
you’ll only bring back the good things
I don’t want to know the good things
don’t say a word to me

it was nice to know you
I still think I owe something to you
it was nice to know
you were here
it was nice to care about you
I guess that I still care about you
but I think the point is
you were here

don’t ask have I found someone
don’t ask have I moved on
the answer is in the blood on my hands
and the answer is no

the season I’ve only just started to love
is almost over in my eyes
because you said it ends here, it’s over
am I over, too?

it was nice to know you
I still think I owe something to you
it was nice to know
you were here
it was nice to care about you
I guess that I still care about you
but I think the point is
you were here

thank you for the good times
way back when you lied and said you loved me
back when you were here.