Memories That Never Were

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Teardrops fall from memories
of days and nights that never were
when my love vanished with the gray horizon
leaving fragmented recollections to relive
trying to fit the broken pieces together
as if my loss was an illusion
a love portrayed, a love lost
perhaps a dream to remember
of thoughts about what could have been
created from the ashes
that drift in the sleep of lonely nights
where a tear-stained face
crosses a barren shadowed stage
under a dim-lit light of reflection
to play the last tear-filled scene of love lost

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Ink Empress

Date: 5/5/2025 12:25:00 PM

Dear frederick, only few can express and write like you do; in such an evocative manner that makes the reader feel the depth of emotions, of love lost, of love that falls like tears of memories, while sometimes its also questioned by the other; as if it was an illusion, you really delivered one that resonates with me deeply! Pleasure reading you today! Best wishes! Sending you light always! Fave ofcourse

Silent One

Date: 5/5/2025 6:50:00 AM

I love how your poem captures the haunting sorrow of lost love with quiet intensity. The imagery is delicate yet heavy with emotion “teardrops,” “fragmented recollections,” and “ashes” evoke a profound sense of longing and grief. The line “days and nights that never were” is especially striking, hinting at a love that may have been more imagined than real, or perhaps never fully realized. There's a dreamlike quality throughout, as if the speaker is caught between memory and illusion.