the gentle touch 
of your hand 
and the warmth 
of your embrace
still lingers upon my skin 
like phantom whispers
haunting the hollow spaces 
that still live within 
I close my eyes and surrender 
to the tide of emotions 
that wash over me 
as I long for your voice 
to dance upon my ears once more

time a relentless thief
has taken you away
and what we once shared
echoes in the silence 
of the tears I cry

until we meet again
I’ll hold on to
to those small pieces 
of your memory
and pray the universe
will answer my silent plea

in the faded pages 
of this old book 
memories danced 
in delicate ink 
within those worn lines
the scent of a forgotten summer 
hung in the air
mingling with the crisp pages
every turn revealed pieces 
of a life once lived
etching the essence of existence 
onto blank paper
it cradled whispered secrets 
and the echoes of a soul 
reaching for the infinite 

and as the story unfolds
its final page beckons 
reminding me
to savor the present
for it too shall become
just another memory 

goodbye 
a dance of shadows
the ones of you and I
an intricate ballet
in the depths of night 
each step we take
is filled with hesitation 
as we move apart
leaving behind little pieces 
of what used to be

it’s the silence that follows
that will forever be engraved
into this broken heart

standing at the window
she reads their love letters
to the universe
an infinite reflection
of who she was
staring back at her
as the colors of the moon
paint a luminous mural
across the room
the thought of him
comes flooding back through her
like it was just yesterday
and the goodbye 
hurts just the same
a promise once made
now 
just a bitter-sweet memory