you weren't mine, but
you mattered
i don't have the right
to miss you -
not really.
you were never mine
to lose,
never mine to hold.
but still,
some part of me tugs
at your memory
like a loose thread
i forgot to tie.
it's strange, loving someone
without a place to put that love.
carrying it around
like a secret
that aches quietly
against my ribs.
you weren't mine.
but you mattered.
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