They Vanished

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 “They 

(inspired by “CANCELLED! )




I wasn’t gold, wasn’t glitter, wasn’t shine

Just a name they used when the stars aligned

But I got sick, and silence hit the line

They ghosted like guilt they didn’t wanna find


Pale light from my hospital bed

No texts back, just echoes in my head

They said “Always,”

But they meant: “Only when it’s easy.”

All those girls in my mirror frame

They posed for the light, disappeared in the rain

I bled for them, they ran from pain

And I still hear them spell my name—

But they vanished

When I was cracked and breaking

Love was just a word for faking

They vanished

Left me on read, like I was contagious

Turns out friendship’s so courageous

’Til it costs something

’Til it stings

’Til I need

Real things

They posted prayers but never called

Burned me down and blamed the fall

One by one they closed the door

Guess sick girls aren’t trending anymore

They sold “support” like a souvenir

Gave applause when the coast was clear

I was too much — or maybe too real

But I know now what truth reveals—

Yeah, they vanished

When my light got dim

When my laugh got thin

They vanished

Took my name out their mouth like a sin

Guess loyalty has a line too thin

And I crossed it

Just by needing

Just by bleeding

Just by breathing

I was not your burden

I was your test

And you failed it

Like all the rest

But don’t come crawling when I rise

I remember every “goodbye” disguised

You vanished

But I survived it all

Built my throne from the ones who let me fall

You vanished

But I’m still the truth beneath the spin

Still the storm beneath your skin

I’m not cancelled

I’m reborn

And your silence

Is just the uniform

Of the ones who

Never knew me at all.

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