Kept

You kept shutting me out. But I didn't 

want to be the one to stop showing up

in case you needed someone.

You kept ignoring me.

But I didn't want to give up just yet

because I still cared about you.

You stopped talking to me.

But I thought it was just a phase, so I

kept reaching out so you couldn't say

I didn't try harder.

It wasn't until your constant nothings

added up to something that was

wasting my time that I could see

where I stood.

So I gave you the last gift I could in a

subtle goodbye:  my silence.

~Kayil York