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bea, we really messed up this time

i wonder if my name has ever crossed your mind?
even for a second?
i know it’s been a second,
since we last talked.
or faced each other eye to eye.
i know its been hectic.
i know i should have said this–

it kinda hurts cuz it’s insane,
yea we walked by and it’s like–
i don’t even know you,
like i’ve never met you.
i see our pictures on my phone,
and question why we didn’t try
but we were just habits.
i thought we’d always have it.

so to my ex-best friend,
i thought we’d know it ’til the end.
sorry I know things aren’t
going as we planned.
to my once ride or die,
the one who always knew me right–
we would swear it
always end up
you and i.

we really messed up.
this time.
we messed up this time.

what about all of the times
we just talked about our lives.
we were just wishing.
wish i would have listened.

it kinda hurts cuz it’s insane
yea we walked by and it’s like–
i don’t even know you,
like i’ve never met you.
i see our pictures on my phone,
and question why we didn’t try
but we were just habits.
i thought we’d always have it.

so to my ex-best friend,
i thought we’d know it ’til the end
sorry I know things aren’t
going
as we planned.
to my once ride or die,
the one who always knew me right–
we would swear it
always end up
you and i.

we really messed up this time.

originally published on coffee and cigarettes, 2009