Echoes of last words

Last things you whispered, a promise under stars, “You're the only one I’ll love, no one else from afar.” Silly me, I believed, wrapped in dreams made of gold, Yet soon you found another, leaving my heart cold. Was she there to fill the void, to quiet your lonely nights? Or was it just the shadows, seeking warmth in borrowed lights? You said I deserved better, as if love was a race, But I never wanted better, just wanted you to embrace. Years have turned like pages, yet my heart remains in chains, I’ve wandered through the silence, danced with lingering pains. No new love has filled the spaces, no friend can mend the rift, For I’ve held my heart in mourning, a treasure no one can gift. To distract would be so easy, to laugh, to flirt, to tease, But I sat in grief’s reflection, longing for sweet release. I cried you out of shadows, your memory washed in tears, A bittersweet remembrance that haunts me through the years. So here I stand, still healing, in a world that moves so fast, With echoes of your promises, a haunting from the past. Though others may be waiting, I’ll keep my heart in slumber, For I seek not just a lover—I seek a heart that’s wonder. So goodbye to fleeting moments, to whispers in the night, I’ll cherish what we once had, though you’ve faded from my sight. In the garden of my sorrow, I'll plant seeds of my own, And learn to love in colors again, beyond the ache I've known. Inspired by love's last words written back in December 2023