What time took

Walking with you, 
your hand in mine 
I never thought a feeling  
so warm 
could fade with time. 

It started with one day, 
then two, 
a week, 
then a month, 
until yesterday 
became another door 
that became locked  

There were days 
filled with your hugs, 
with love that felt endless, 
now buried somewhere 
beneath the muffled sound 
of my own cries. 

There were words 
I needed to hear 
from your heart, 
words I waited for, 
words that never came 
And left me in pain 
 
Every day I look back 
and try to remember 
what we were. 
The present always finds me 

It pulls me away 
from the memories 
I keep reaching for, 
leaving me clinging 
to fragments of the past

small pieces 
of what once was, 
pieces I didn't know were disappearing 
until they were gone. 

Stolen from me 
one by one, 
until all I could hold 
was the memory 
of being held.
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September 19, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly
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