the buzz that never came
“we don’t talk
like we used to.
the nights feel longer now,
without the sudden buzz
of your name lighting up my screen.
i still catch myself
waiting for a message,
something small,
like you used to send
just to remind me i was there
in your thoughts.
but the silence stays,
and i can’t tell
if it’s me who changed,
or if we simply
lost the habit
of reaching for each other
in the middle of ordinary days.”