I should have known (Alan One-shot) (MPhlox) by Star-Flavored, literature
Literature
I should have known (Alan One-shot) (MPhlox)
I should have seen it
after each late night you knocked on my door
through each smile you managed to crack
every time my gaze lingered
through the thick glass of those empty bottles
in the ashes of those cigarettes
but all I saw was you laugh it all off
though I didn’t know at the time
I should have seen it
I looked at you enough
You always seemed to have things under control
I couldn’t see past the precise perfection of your one-man masquerade
Excuse me while I figure this out
How could I pay so much attention but miss the pain you felt?
Where was I?
Why didn’t I try hard enough to be by your side?
The pain tears me up ins