I packed your name in lowercase So it won’t scream when I say it alone We said forever like it was casual Like it never needed a tone Your jacket’s still hanging by the door Guess it didn’t get the letter I swear it looks at me sometimes “Wow, you really let him go?” Dear This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a pause with style I’ll see you later, just not for a while If fate gets bored and circles back Let’s act surprised, yeah, let’s do that Dear No tears on the letter I write Just a crooked smile and a “you were right” If someday our paths collide Let’s call it luck, not destiny’s pride My Dearest Still owe me twenty bucks And an honest explanation Why you kissed me like a promise Then left town on punctuation I learned your favorite silence The kind that says “don’t ask” Funny how we mastered distance Before we learned how to last Dear This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a soft rewind Put us on a shelf labeled “maybe sometime” If we meet again in different skins Let’s laugh like we weren’t almost ruined Dear, I won’t say you broke my heart You just borrowed it, missed the return part If someday our eyes align Let’s say “hey” like it’s perfectly fine If love’s a game, we didn’t lose We just quit before the sequel No hard feelings, just soft memories And a punchline that’s illegal Dear Until that accidental day When “long time no see” finally feels okay I’ll keep this version of you right here Signed, sincerely My Dearest Dear, at timing Dear, at pretending Dear, at timing Dear, at pretending
