You Still Live in the Quiet

ghost in the mirror... can’t tell if it’s you or me... your hoodie still hangs by the door, i ain’t moved it—just ignore it. your scent’s in the cotton like war paint, i breathe it in slow like a warning. candle wax dripped where we used to lay, burnt down to the bone of yesterday. left your light on in my head, now every shadow look like your face. talked to your ghost through my phone screen, typed “i miss you”—then hit delete. ain’t no closure, just slow leaks, dreams floodin’ out where we don’t speak. you still live in the quiet, in the pause 'tween my breaths. in the song i never finished, in the echoes you left. ain’t touched your name in months, but it still rings like a siren. i don’t cry loud no more— you just live in the quiet. i see you in my own reflection, half a truth in each direction. used to trace your love like scripture, now i rewrite the same confession. left your playlist on repeat, each chord feel like cold concrete. you were silence wrapped in rhythm, now i'm talkin' to the beat. midnight mirrors talk back slow, your ghost askin’ what i know. i know love ain’t always clean— but damn, it left me hollow. if healing means forgettin’ why do i keep remembering soft? you still live in the quiet, in the space love used to hold. in the chill that rides my shoulders, in the words i never told. ain’t touched your name in months, but it still burns like a riot. i don’t break down no more— you just live in the quiet. ghost in the mirror... fade with me... © 2025 - skvadMC