Cutting my wounds open

Cheat codes

You got me with your dark brown eyes
Not ready to lose you but ready to compromise
I was rephrasing each and every text
Where did I start getting those hints?
Or was I a victim of after-effects
Took you for granted, before you escaped
It's always August and the last days

No one should ever fall for broken hearts
But I kept you above that
And you know
All the ways to ruin it all for me
And crack my cheat codes
My broken system, the screenshots on my phone
I couldn't say anything bad to you in return
When you said I'm not good enough
Because I'd always think about the good days
With my silly little hope
That's when I realized that you cracked all my cheat codes

I tried clearing all the space from the hidden files
I thought it'd be easy to leave you behind
But monsters from my past are also my favorite butterflies
It's fair to call me an escapist
I've been ignoring all your messages
Clearing the malware before it takes over the system
You'll get someone new to move on with
And It'll be me who'll live with that empty void

"No one should ever fall for broken hearts"
Just to watch them grow feelings and then watch them fall apart
But you know
All the ways to break me
And crack my cheat codes
You made me feel like home
Walked me in, to walk out of the same door
I have a lot of emotions to unload
That shattered around on this barren road
Looking back on it feels like an unbelievable hoax
That's when I realized that you cracked all my cheat codes

Thanks for letting me down
For proving right all my uncanny doubts
These emotions were meant to explode
Now that I can't re-use our inside jokes
That someone I loved the most
Looks like someone unknown
And that's when I'll let you know
That you cracked all my cheat codes

written by vikshar varma

(on 3rd august 2022)