Read Receipts

Your name sits quiet on my screen
Three dots blink, then disappear
I type a truth, erase it clean
Wonder which version of me you hear

We talk in symbols, not in tone
A thousand words, still feel alone

I see the checkmark, but I don’t feel seen
Your voice got lost in a glowing screen
We say I'm good like it means enough
But love don’t load when the signal’s rough

We post our smiles like evidence
Try to prove we’re still aligned
But behind the glass, the silence bends
Every time I need your eyes

You double-tap my doubt away
But never ask me why I stayed

I see the checkmark, but I don’t feel seen
Your voice got lost in a glowing screen
We say I'm good like it means enough
But love don’t load when the signal’s rough

If I knock on your door at 2:17
No filter, no delay between
Would you still know how I breathe?

I see the checkmark, but I don’t feel seen
Your voice got lost in a glowing screen
We say I'm good like it means enough
But love don’t load when the signal’s rough

Put the phone down, talk to me