not just an illusion

the reasons why I know you care

you try to put in denial

but I know the truth

I have been there

I have seen it

experience it for myself

and if you want to put in a box

marked “never happened”

then by all means

be my guest

but as much as you think you can forget it

my memories are quite strong

my senses always well build

the things I hear

the smells I breathe it

how I remember your tender touch

it’s all in me

I can’t forget

and neither can you

no matter how much you tell yourself otherwise

I can’t be erased from your life

I am imprinted on your brain

I have left footprints on the edge of your moon

my light is not as strong as it was for you

in the beginning of it all

but the lighthouse still stands

it casts a shadow on the sea

even if you can no longer see it

that way I can

don’t make me a blur

on your skyline,

don’t cover me with fog

hoping I will disappear

because I am not just thin air...

well maybe not even that

because you know I am here

you just changed the glass on the vision

of the landscape

in which you see me

you put on your pink glasses

hoping you will forget my red gleam

but remember this darling,

one of these days, you are going to have to take them off

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in contradiction to the title, but such a strong vibe for me...