The Shadow That Refused To Leave The Room 

You didn’t start out as a shadow, but you turned into one 

You were the love that healed me 

The woman that gave me a new lease on life 

I still remember that night in November where we watched Romcoms and cuddled on the couch 

I remember clearly the date 01/31/2014 when we started dating 

I don’t remember the date when it all fell apart, and my world felt like it was ending but I remember it all the same 

I remember the decisions we made, I remember us ending things and i remember 

Your memories becoming the shadow that refused to leave the room of my mind 

For years until January 2020 when i finally changed it back from shadow to light 

I remember I finally banished the ghost of us  

And I finally discovered a new way for us to be friends again  

What was once shadow that refused to leave became light again 

I remember the way you looked at her and I wasn’t jealous I was just happy for the two of you 

I remember the shadow and I remember the light 

I’m thankful I go the light back 

Now i just have to remember to feed it so it doesn’t starve 

Because I don’t want it to disappear again 

Inspired by a prompt from threads @dabbysan