We Never Really Ended

We never really ended
We just stopped saying certain things out loud
The relationship faded slowly
But the feeling never fully left
Every few months
One of us reaches for the other again
Like touching a bruise
Just to see if it still hurts

2:31 AM
Your name lights up my phone again
And suddenly I'm twenty years old
Waiting for your messages in the dark
You still show up in my dreams
Wearing that black winter coat
Standing beneath fluorescent lights somewhere
Looking like you're about to leave again

Maybe some people aren't built to stay together
Only to haunt each other beautifully
For years

We never really ended
We just learned how to disappear temporarily

Outside the snow keeps falling
Soft enough to cover everything
And somewhere in Madison tonight
I know you're probably awake too
Thinking about me
For one brief moment
Before moving on again