What Remains

3 AM
Rain against my window
And somehow
I still hear your voice

Your shadow still lives
Inside these walls
I see your face
In the dark when silence calls

Your side of the bed
Still feels untouched
Funny how a memory
Can hurt this much

You swore forever
With your hand in mine
But forever disappeared
With the passing of time

And I was left alone
To carry what remained
While you walked away
Without feeling the pain

Tell me
Did you ever mean it?
Or was I just another name
Waiting to be forgotten?

I tried to forget you
But you were everywhere
In every empty street
In every whispered prayer

And every night I'd break
Trying to understand
How someone who held my heart
Could leave it in their hands

Months passed slowly
Like blood through a wound
I watched the seasons change
Inside my room

I blamed myself
For everything that died
Searching for answers
That were never mine

I gave you my trust
I gave you my soul
And you left me standing
In the wreckage alone

Every promise shattered
Every dream undone
Yet somehow I survived
Everything you'd become

No more lies
No more excuses
No more pretending

Why did you say you loved me
When you were already gone?
Why did I fight for us
When I was fighting alone?

You left me bleeding
You left me empty
You left me buried
Beneath your memory!

Then one day
The weight became lighter
The darkness lost
Its grip around my lungs

I stopped looking back
Stopped chasing ghosts
Stopped searching for someone
Who chose to let me go

And piece by piece
I found myself again
Not who I was before
But stronger than I've been

For the first time
I could finally breathe

I tried to forget you
And one day I finally did
The scars still remain
But they're no longer where I live

The nights don't feel as cold
The silence doesn't hurt
You became a lesson
Not a curse

Yesterday I saw you
After all these years
You stood before me
With regret and tears

You said you were sorry
For all the pain you caused
And for a moment
The whole world paused

I forgive you
For the nights I cried alone
For the emptiness you left
For the damage never shown

I forgive you
But our story ends right here
You don't belong beside me
And I no longer need you near

The rain still falls
The city still shines
The world stayed the same
But I finally changed

Goodbye