100 Days

5/15/15

I know

the moment everything changed

I felt the shift

and the quaking

of the earth around me

but you remained oblivious

it was clear

by the way

her nickname

drifted off your tongue

with such ease

no struggle required

as if you hadn't spent

the last six months

speaking

not to her

but about her

in nothing

but implications

I never wanted to be a stand in

and I know

that's not what you intended for me either

but I'm afraid

the star

in the leading role

has returned

and being the understudy

I'm now left

to do what I do best

and fade to the background

until you forget

that I exist