Words whisper across my mind
As the town was all a buzz
Filling my phone with texts from friends
Worried that I didn’t know
To help me remember what you were like
Under all that gloss and high-power suits
Was nothing by a snake oil salesman’s
Now you are back in town
Once I left everything to be with you
Bad choices I made because of you
Now
It still hurts
Whispers of you are back in town
Whispers start running all together
How we once were
How we had everything
Riding high on the nightlife
But that was then
Now
You might be back but not for me
Words whisper across my mind
Hateful words, ones that cause the most pain
Words you can’t just forget
Once I dropped everything and everyone
To be with you
Once you were everything to me
Now
Whispers filled with ghostly memories
I lost everything because of you
My soul, my heart, my everything
Because I remembered why
What is under all that gloss and high-power suits
What it took to walk away from you
The fights, the tears, the pain
There is nothing here for you
Now
I see you across the room
With someone new hanging on your arm
Where I once was so many months ago
If she only knew the real monster you are
Whispers of what you said
Whispers of what you did
The last time I saw you
Start running across my mind
Like a broken movie reel
Now
I just turn away
To block the pain that comes with seeing you
To help forget everything about you
Whispers you are back in town
Looking for me
Once you were everything
But now?
You mean nothing to me
Copyright 2025 Kim Snyder
