Sideline

At a previous point in our lives
Our story would have made headlines
Not the page 14, side chapter, waffle
That skims past our eyes.

Now the headline reads someone new
But I’m rooting for you
From the sideline.
If I could, I’d will it another way,
Instead, I’m rooting for you
From the sideline.
I’d cry to see you in pain,
Yet I’m only rooting for you
From the sideline.

I don’t play on the pitch anymore
But I’ll sit on the bench and wave.
I’m not the first one you text,
But I’ll be there anyway, just in case.

I may not get to experience
The ups and downs we once shared
I may not get to hear
About the day that drove you mad
I may not get to be
The girl you confided in once more

But I refuse to leave your life completely.
I refuse to let you go.
So I’ll remain, rooting for you
From the sideline.

Love From,
a girl you used to know.