After The Rain

Silence came before you left
It settled in the room
Some goodbyes don't slam the door
They slowly steal the truth

There was a night the weight collapsed
Heavier than I could hold
Your voice never crossed the distance
Where I was breaking alone

How many cigarettes burned to ash
How many coffees went cold
How many songs played in empty rooms
While I learned to grow

I left behind the things that tasted like you
Though sometimes I still crave
When rain falls softly on the window
I remember the smoke and the way it stayed

You're still living in the same life
Like time never touched your skin
I had to grow in the dark alone
With everything caving in

No anger left
No blame to give
Just clarity in the end
Some people enter your story

So you can learn how to stand
The streets are still the same at night
But I don't wait there anymore
2 AM doesn't call my name

Like it did before
I survived the storm you never saw
And somewhere through that pain
I found a version of myself

That stayed
After the rain