Did not slam

the door did not slam

at first,

you expected anger.

a fight.

a dramatic ending.

some proof they still cared enough

to break loudly.

but the door did not slam.

it closed softly.

almost kindly.

like a heart finally accepting

what it already knew.

and honestly,

that is how you lost them.

not through hatred,

but through the quiet moment

they stopped trying to be chosen.

~Eduard