You said you felt it too. 
And I believed you, 
because I wanted to, 
because I cared. 
But then everything changed. 
Your words stayed the same, 
but your actions didn’t. 
You texted me, 
sometimes kind, 
sometimes distant, 
like I was just… a chance you had 
when it was convenient. 
I tried. 
I explained myself. 
I held onto the version of you 
that I wanted, 
the version that didn’t exist anymore. 
I blocked you. 
Then  unblocked you. 
Then I stopped talking. 
And then I found out 
you told my friend 
you didn’t care. 
That’s when I really saw clearly. 
You never cared. 
Walking away hurt — 
but staying would have hurt more. 
 
So no, 
I don’t think I should have stayed 
just to be played.