I Still Believe in Us

You left your boots by my door. Like a promise I kept too long. I lined them by the mat, As if they could hold you here. I read your name in the glass, On the fog of my own cup. Told myself it was a sign, when it was Just the cold that rose up. I saw the cracks and called them stars. Held your goodbye like it was us. Still believe in us. I still believe in us. Even when the truth cuts through, I keep making room for you. I still believe in us. House of cards, a broken trust. Still, I call it love, just to keep the Silence out. You kissed me like a dare. I took it like a vow. You spoke in careful half-truths, And I filled in the how. I knew the thunder was close. Still, hung your picture up. Pinned my hope to wall as if hope could Ever be enough. I saw the signs. I fed the flame. You said it's done. I said your name. Maybe faith was just a lie I wove. Maybe I knew it from the start. But I loved the shape of your promise more Than I love my heart. So if I'm wrong, let me be wrong. Let the fool stay in the dust. I'd rather kneel to a ghost of us, Than learn how to give up. I still believe in us. I still believe in us. Even when the truth cuts through, I keep making room for you. I still believe in us. If this is ruin, let it be. I built my whole tomorrow on belief, And that's enough for me. I still believe. Let it The silence holds your name.