“Just a Simple Text”

She lives a life of withered passion,
a love that slowly fades.
“Just a simple text,” she whispers,
“to remind me that you still care,
that you haven’t changed,
that I still have a place in your heart.”

She yearns for reconnection,
for the closeness they once shared.
He watches her from afar,
realizing his heart has learned
to survive without her.
Not because he does not care,
but because caring has taken another form.

Both go their separate ways,
surrendering the future
they once imagined.
Dreams deferred.
Promises undone.
A love that proved temporary.