Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
You didn’t start a fight—you just went quiet,
spare key on my ring, heavy like a vow.
Suitcase in the hall like a question I won’t ask,
you smooth your shirt like that could smooth this out.
Lobby camera blinks—red light, no mercy,
your fingers tap the metal like you need it to be brave.
I keep my hands in my pockets so I don’t reach,
you stand one step away like distance is a rule you made.
I nod like “clean” won’t cut.
Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
The elevator dings like it’s done with our story,
your wet hair ends drip once, then behave.
You don’t say “forever,” you don’t even say “stay,”
you say it with a breath you’re trying to save.
I hand you back the key like I’m returning a future,
the ring bites my skin when I let it go.
You smile once—thin—like you promised you wouldn’t cry,
and I hate how I can leave with my voice this low.
So I don’t add a “maybe.”
Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
I’m not here to punish you, I’m here to end it clean,
’cause one more minute and I’ll act like we’re okay.
You keep your face calm, but your throat gives you away,
and I keep mine steady like steady means “safe.”
I won’t leave you a door with a crack and a prayer,
won’t feed you an “almost” just to keep you near.
No late-night circles, no soft return,
no “miss you” dressed up as a favor in the dark.
We were good—yeah—but good wasn’t enough,
our rhythm kept breaking in the little stuff.
So take the key, take the quiet, take the clean line—
and if you think of me later… don’t call it a sign.
Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
Hold me when the doors close,
don’t make it look so easy.
If you’re already leaving,
don’t leave me with the after.
