Live: I Didn't Ghost You

I used to reply to you within minutes Now it takes me hours to respond Don't lie to yourself I'm not busy I'm not playing games with your head I just finally figured out my attention has a price tag on it and you've been getting it for free for far too long I was never distant like this with you I always carried the entire thread by myself Double-texting when you went silent on me Keeping the conversation alive between me myself and I Still showing up when the energy felt off I bought your lie I thought if I gave enough time enough effort enough of myself... eventually I'd be chosen the same way I didn't ghost you I outgrew you You lost the man who kept choosing you I didn't leave you I just learned the truth My peace costs more than chasing you I learned the hard way... You didn't value the access you never had to work for I realized being reachable around the clock wasn't making me important to you All it did was make me predictable... replaceable I became the one you could ignore on Tuesday and still expect to be available on Sunday I was very patient with you But once my mind overloaded I was done I hit rock bottom and you were nowhere around After so much hurt I found more peace in silence than I ever found forcing a connection with someone who never wanted to grow I stopped trying I stopped proving that I mattered You treated me like a backup option So I pulled my attention back I closed the door I raised my standards to match what I'm worth as a man I didn't ghost you I outgrew you You lost the man who kept choosing you I didn't leave you I just learned the truth My peace costs more than chasing you You can say I changed but I did this across every part of my life I stopped being the only one trying Stopped being the only one keeping things alive Single handedly our thread died because I stopped breathing life into it... and you never bothered to breathe any back Don't blame me for this I didn't ghost you I outgrew you Those are two different things Ghosting is cowardly Outgrowing is what happens when you level up your energy... while someone else refuses to move at all Santiago Flores