HIDDEN PLANS
I smiled, I laughed— With you, While inside, the storm was screaming. Each breath I took beside you Felt like the last before the end. I knew this day was written, Somewhere far beyond my reach, Etched by hands I could not fight, A fate I could not teach. The seconds whispered in my ears, Soft daggers falling one by one, Counting down the love I gave, Till silence told me we were done. I loved you more than words allow, In ways that even time can't show. No one—no soul—will ever love The way I loved you, this I know. And still, I let you walk away, Though it split me from my skin. My heart now beats in bleeding tones, For the war I lost within. Each day before this hollow date, I died in pieces, quietly, A funeral in slow motion— Grief disguised as loyalty. From far away, I’ll love you still, In secret, where the echoes roam. You’ll live in every breath I take, Though I must walk this world alone.