He said
I only call him
when I need money.
And for a moment,
It broke my heart.
Not loudly,
just a small, quiet crack
somewhere inside me.
But then I remembered…
He broke it a long time ago.
So this time,
it didn’t shatter.
It didn’t ache the same way.
It\'s just…
sat there,
heavy, familiar,
almost expected.
And I realized,
maybe it doesn’t hurt anymore
not because I’m okay,
but because
there’s nothing left to break.