Last seen at 2:17

The streetlights blur against the pane,

Another night, another rain.

Your name still lives inside my phone,

A little place I can't let go.

I write a line,

erase it twice, The empty room is far too quiet.

There's nothing left I need to say,

Still I can't put the screen away.

I know the silence isn't new,

It just sounds different without you.

The hours change, but nothing moves,

Just shadows dancing through the room.

You were last seen at two seventeen,

Now you're somewhere I've never been.

I keep the light on,

though I know,

Some goodbyes are never told.

The city holds its breath outside,

And I have nowhere left to hide.

I turn the screen face down again,

And listen to the midnight rain.

At closing time, the corner store Leaves one small light above the

door. I walk the streets we used to know,

And watch the traffic come and go.

No final fight, no slammed front door,

Just less of us than days before.

I thought goodbye would make a sound,

But silence never shakes the ground.

I used to wait for words from you,

As if they'd make the ending new.

But every night I start to see,

Some things just end without a scene.

You were last seen at two seventeen,

Now you're somewhere I've never been.

I keep the light on,

though I know,

Some goodbyes are never told.

The city holds its breath outside,

And I have nowhere left to hide.

I turn the screen face down again,

And listen to the midnight rain.

I don't need someone to blame,

Or one more reason for the change.

We had a world that felt like home,

And now it's one I'll walk alone.

Maybe the ending wasn't kind,

Maybe it happened over time.

But I can leave the light behind,

Without erasing what was mine.

You were last seen at two seventeen,

Now you're somewhere I've never been.

I kept the light on,

now I know,

Some goodbyes are never told.

And when the morning finds this room,

I'll let the daylight wander through.

I turn the screen face down at last,

And leave two seventeen in the past.

The screen goes dark,

the rain goes on,

Another night becomes a dawn.

(two seventeen)