The Silence You Left Behind

The Silence You Left Behind

You left without a warning,

A shadow slipping through the door,

Taking pieces of my laughter,

Leaving echoes across the floor.

The walls still hold your absence,

Every room recalls your name,

Dust settles on old memories,

Nothing here remains the same.

I speak into the darkness,

Though no answer finds its way,

Only quiet fills the spaces

Where your voice once chose to stay.

The nights grow long and restless,

Heavy with the weight of loss,

I count the scars of loving,

And every bridge I had to cross.

Photographs become reminders,

Of moments time refused to keep,

Their smiles survive in paper,

While I remain awake and weak.

The world continues turning,

Unmoved by what has come undone,

Yet part of me stands frozen

In the place where we were one.

I carry all the fragments,

Hidden where no eyes can see,

The silence you left behind

Still finds its home in me.

Some wounds never fully heal,

They simply learn a different song,

A softer ache that lingers,

Quietly lasting all along.

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