24 Hours

I need a day without hearing from you 

Just 24 hours will do

That's where I'll start

One day without seeing your name on my phone

One day without hearing your laugh or seeing your smile

One day away

That's what I need

I bet if we can make it a day

Without saying, ‘hey’

We can make it two days

And if we can make it two days without saying, ‘I love you’

I bet we can make it to three 

And who knows, 

Maybe after day three,

You won't love me . . .

And then,

If by some miracle 

We make it four days without talking to each other 

Then it'll get easier, I bet

It'll get easier some day . . .

It has to . . . Doesn't it?

Let's just start with one day

Without checking in

And go from there

Because

One second at a time

Without you 

Is all I can do.

One second at a time

Without you 

Is all I can do

Right now.

12/18/25