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.