shy smiles, cheeks tinted red

a whisper of I think I love you

a murmur of I think I love you too

two hour phone calls everyday

starting with hello beautiful

ends with I love you, see you soon

and they think

it cant get any better than this 

half truth and lies

empty alibis

broader smiles, cheeks in a constant blush

rest assured, my dear baekhyun, I still love you a lot

chanyeollie, I never doubted you

two hour phone calls twice a week

starting with hey, love

ends with i love you

and each of them know that for one of them,

his smiles are becoming forced

cut me down to size

turns out the joke’s on you

half grins, cheeks a natural colour

a nod of, of course I still like you

and sigh of, thank you for that

brief texts each week

chanyeol starts with hello

and baekhyun ends with I love you

but chanyeol never answers him back

and they know

they are slowly fading from each other

you can’t disguise

better recognize

they don't even bother to smile anymore

they don't even bother

don't even bother to text

because, my dear, I’m caught up in work

oh, okay, is all baekhyun says.

baekhyun still sends him a goodnight text

I won’t sympathise

turns out the joke’s on you

‘I love you’

he still doesn't get an answer

and baekhyun thinks

he can see their ending

it all comes to an end when

the taller is caught in another’s arms

when baekhyun thought he was at work

and chanyeol doesn’t even notice

when baekhyun gasps

and when he runs out of the room

and when he breaks down

into

little

pieces

and this time

when he falls

chanyeol isn’t there to catch him

as this thought runs through his mind

he realises

maybe it was all a lie

maybe he never was there to catch him

and maybe he had just been

another card

in the deck chanyeol owned

he was the joker card

and chanyeol the magician

turns out

the joke’s

on me.