The night you slipped away felt colder than the stars could bear
your shadow fading slowly like a lantern losing flame
I reached for you in trembling light found nothing in the air
just echoes of a promise whispering a broken name
I keep the pieces of us folded where the aching hides
soft memories collapsing like abandoned summer skies
If love had stayed a moment more before it burned and died
I’d hold you through the silence where our fate still softly lies
If another dawn could gather every tear we couldn’t save
I’d carry you through sorrow till the hurt forgot to stay
But time was harsh and hurried left our fragile hearts enslaved
and turned our brightest hour into a muted shade of gray
Still I search the shadows where your tenderness remains
knowing some goodbyes are carved too deep to set us free
If I could live this lifetime twice to soothe your quiet pain
I’d trade my breath for one more day
before the world lost you…quietly