My Secret Plight

Shadows shift in flickering flame Vows made, now stained with your name Our flame, once bold and bright Now wanes upon this cold, stark night I see the distance in your eyes Reflecting echoes of love’s goodbye Emptiness fills your silent stare A longing still lingers in the air Your heart, once gentle, has lost its grace Betrayal bleeds—a bitter taste Sarcasm drips from lips once sweet A soured promise, my heart retreats Through veins of passion, ice takes hold Your touch, once warm, now a numbing cold Loneliness wraps around us tight This silent suffering, my secret plight Our flame that waltzed is now a wisp A puff of smoke from a burnt-out wick Haunted by love that burned too fast Our fading ember, reduced to ash