She didn’t stutter Didn’t blink Didn’t even pause to think It rolled right out Like saying “I’ll call you later” But never does She said “it’s fine” And I believed her She said “I’ll stay” And I relieved her Of all the weight she never carried Of all the love I thought we married She said “you’re the only one” While buttoning her coat And now I hear that phrase Everywhere, like a quote Was it practice? Was it nature? Did she learn it, or was she born smoother? No cracks, no shift in tone She lied like it was carved in stone She lied like it was nothing Like it wouldn’t stick, wouldn’t stain Like my name was just a setting On someone else’s windowpane No tears, no shakes, just ease Like she’d done it in her sleep She lied like I was furniture And she had places to be She’d hum while she packed Not a flinch, not a track No “I’m sorry,” no “I tried” Just “I’ll see you,” like goodbye And I replay it now in loops Like bad reception on a truth It wasn’t the lie that broke me It’s how she said it so loosely She made it sound like breathing Like the words meant nothing leaving Like “you and me” was background sound To a thought she never wrote down She lied like it was nothing Like breaking hearts was just routine She smiled like Sunday morning And left like she’d just cleaned No drama, no crash, no tears Just gone — and I’m still here She lied with the kind of grace That makes the pain feel out of place And maybe she wasn’t trying to hurt Maybe it’s worse — Maybe she just didn’t care And that’s the part I still wear