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Chapter 1 - The Quiet Betrayal

You held my hand like it was true,

Like every word you said would stay.

But love, I didn't know that you

Were slowly drifting far away.

Your eyes would meet mine, soft and warm,

Yet hid the storms I couldn't see.

I trusted you through every form,

Not knowing you were losing me.

You smiled like nothing was undone,

Like hearts don't break in silent cries.

But I was loving only one—

While you were hiding your goodbyes.

No shattered glass, no loud goodbye,

Just quiet cracks I couldn't hear.

A love that didn't even try

To stay the same from year to year.

Now I collect what's left of me,

The parts you left in disarray.

And though it hurts to finally see,

I'm stronger since you walked away.

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