Remember

- Rift: Part II - Poem VIII -

At night, I lie awake and count the cost,

The coffee was brewing quietly in the early light

A heart once held, now broken and lost,

Still, your shadow lingers in the night

The glow of screens, our laughter side by side,

We played through worlds where nothing could decay

Yet I let fear and foolish pride collide,

And drove the sweetest part of me away

We watched the Eras Tour from miles apart,

Our voices singing songs that stitched us whole

But I betrayed the trust inside your heart,

And now regret is etched into my soul

At Gloria’s, the warmth of wine and flame,

A Valentine’s where only love could bloom

But careless hands have only me to blame,

For turning your tenderness into a tomb

The summer hours we spent in quiet rest,

Wrapped in the heat of bodies intertwined

Now haunt my chest, a ghost against my breast,

A melody of loss I can’t rewind

We baked and laughed, the flour on your skin,

The music of the new albums is soft and near

And in those moments, love was ours to win,

But I destroyed the future we held dear

Intimate nights, your whispers soft and low,

A universe I thought was mine to keep

Yet damage done will never cease to show,

And still I dream of you before I sleep