the biggest breakthrough in a long time in addressing the public

i saw a photo of you today
all smiling and silly
i didn’t cry or anything although of course a little sting

and maybe it’s the distance
and maybe it’s the time
but in that moment i was so relieved knowing that you aren’t mine

to hurt and to be hurt by
to inspire nightmares and depression
with my enormous ego feeding into your obsession

and our story is a good one
but it’s also unrelenting
for the first time i’m seeing that this story’s better with an ending