I thought we had forever
But forever folded into nothing
You made promises
Then left me with silence and space
A room full of echoes
A heart full of ache
Years passed
But you're still here
Not in presence
But in memory
Like a song stuck on repeat
One I wish I could stop playing
I won’t lie
I cried for you
But I did it like a man does
In silence
With clenched fists and dry eyes
Wounds hidden beneath laughter
Pain dressed in pride
Holding on was cutting me open
So I let go
Because even the strongest arms break
when they carry what was never meant to stay
You said love
Then walked away
Left me standing in the ruins
Of yesterday’s sweet nothings
I held on tight
But you slipped through
Now I’m haunted by answers
To questions I never got to ask
I moved forward
But not without the scar
A reminder etched in my spirit
That I gave my all
And you treated it like spare change
I want you to know
I made someone cry
Not for love
But just to feel alive
Because you broke me
And I passed that pain on
Not for revenge
Just to know I still could
One day
When the silence of night stretches too long
When the past starts to whisper your name
You’ll reach for me
But find nothing
Not even an echo
Because I am the love you lost
Never found
Never returned
And never yours again