I Had You And Let You Go

I Had You And Let You Go

I held your name inside my hands

Like something sacred, warm, alive

I watched your eyes search deep through mine

As if our love would always survive

You gave me truth without disguise

No games hidden behind your smile

You stayed through storms that broke my soul

You carried me mile after mile

I took your heart and grew careless

Thinking time would wait for me

Thinking love would stand forever

Blind to what I could not see

Now silence hangs around these rooms

Your shadow sleeps beside the door

Every corner speaks your memory

I hear your footsteps on the floor

I had your touch against my skin

Your voice calming every fear

Now strangers pass beside my life

None of them come close to you here

I let you slip through tired fingers

While chasing things that meant far less

Now every night becomes a prison

Built from regret and emptiness

Some losses carve so deep inside

No healing reaches where they stay

I wear your absence like a wound

That follows me through every day

If love returns once in a lifetime

Then mine was standing next to me

I had your heart within my hands

Then let it fall carelessly

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