Once, we were

It’s been long since we talked last,

Years have slipped quietly past.

The joy I felt seeing you arrive,

Still echoes, still feels alive.

But so does the ache

of watching you go,

A silent farewell

I never chose to know.

We stood together

when no one stood by,

Hearts unspoken,

shoulders shared sighs.

Then something shifted—

perhaps life intervened,

You drifted away,

and I lived in between.

You said it was your fault,

yet I bore the cost—

You held the laughter,

I embraced the loss.

But don't you worry,

I’m doing just fine.

The storms have passed,

I've tasted sunshine.

A journey of tears

didn’t end in vain—

Each wound carved strength,

each scar bore gain.

Now I dive deep,

no longer watching the shore—

Braver, freer,

than ever before.

Maybe we’ll meet

in some time or place,

Or maybe not—

and that’s also grace.

I wish for you joy,

for all dreams fulfilled,

For the heart you carry

to be quiet and stilled.