Slipping away

My head crashes to the desk. Flashbacks—oh, so cruel. A hammering heart, a desperate soul, I reach to touch you… But you vanish. I run to you, but you’re always faster, Slipping away again. “Come back,” I scream. He says, “No, I don’t love you… I never really did.” Silence. I stop running. “No… no.” Sobs break free. My chest feels hollow— Not from grief, But from the absence of it. Not even pain wants to stay anymore. My voice breaks, as I say— “Please… don’t leave me.” My body shook. I fall again, Not in love but in fear. I look down, at the cracks in the floor— So much similar to my heart. I look up, still hoping… then regretting. Your back was turned as you walked away.