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The dress still hangs— untouched, untried, like a secret I had to hide. It never twirled in your delight, just swayed in silence every night. And though the vows were never said, it clung to me like words unsaid.
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The dress still hangs Behind the door Pressed like grief You don’t wear anymore Lace remembers What I rehearsed But you unraveled Every verse I walked the aisle Inside my mind You said forever Then changed the time The dress still hangs Like I still do Waiting on a vow That never came true Buttons undone By phantom hands I danced alone Like it was planned The dress still hangs But you withdrew And left me stitched To dreams of you I whispered vows To empty chairs The veil fell But no one cared My altar cracked From what I knew You wore goodbye Instead of “I do” I tried to pray But prayers don’t mend What love won’t start And won’t pretend The dress still hangs Like I still do Waiting on a vow That never came true Buttons undone By phantom hands I danced alone Like it was planned The dress still hangs But you withdrew And left me stitched To dreams of you It’s white, it’s still It used to shine Now it just waits For what's not mine The dress still hangs Like hope can too A ghost of love That stitched me through I never wore it But it wore me And all the things We’ll never be
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