The kitchen light is barely on
Plates still drying by themselves
I didn’t clear them right away
Didn’t feel the need to help
Your mug is facing upside down
No lipstick on the rim
It’s strange how normal it all feels
When nothing’s aching in
I don’t save what’s already done
I don’t press repeat
Some things don’t turn cold from neglect
They just finish quietly
There’s nothing left to reheat
Nothing waiting warm
No memory asking for my hands
To keep it from the cold
I don’t go back to fix the taste
I don’t stay to eat
There’s nothing left to reheat
And that’s okay with me
The microwave hums once in my head
Out of habit, not desire
I smile at how automatic
Letting go required
We said enough in different ways
Without a final line
Some endings don’t need closure
They just cool with time
No hunger left behind
No comfort I still seek
I learned to trust what’s settled
By letting it be
There’s nothing left to reheat
No spark under the plate
No reason to pretend
It just needs another minute
I don’t miss the way it burned
I don’t chase the heat
There’s nothing left to reheat
It’s complete
Maybe love isn’t supposed to last
At the same degree
Maybe warmth was only meant
To leave a memory
There’s nothing left to reheat
No silence to defend
I don’t call this losing
I just call it then
If I pass it in my mind
I don’t take a seat
There’s nothing left to reheat
I finally eat in peace
The stove is off
So am I