Where You Were

I held your hand, steady and

strong,

While mine trembled, unsure

where it belonged.

You spoke a language I longed to

know,

A symphony of emotions, deep

and slow.

Your words were like water, clear

and deep,

While mine stumbled, scattered,

half-asleep.

You needed a partner, steady and

wise,

But I was still wrestling with old,

buried cries.

The past lingered, a weight in my

chest,

Ghosts of lessons I’d never

addressed.

I sought to unravel the knots in my

mind,

Through quiet work, hoping

answers, I’d find.

I tried to meet you where you

stood,

In a place I admired, a place I

understood.

But the climb was steep, my tools

so few,

And my progress always fell short

for you.

Each moment I saw your growing

despair,

A silent verdict in the way you’d

stare.

You needed someone whole and

true,

But I was still learning to carry my

truth.

The day you left is etched in my

soul,

A fissure that swallowed me

whole.

I thought love could be patient,

steadfast, and kind,

But you needed more than me

you’d find.

It broke me to see the door close,

To know you’d given up on what I

chose -

This journey of healing, slow and

raw,

Too painful to witness, too full of

flaw.

I screamed in silence, clutched the

pain,

Grieved the loss, the guilt, the

shame.

For while I climbed, still covered in

scars,

You vanished in the night like

fading stars.

And yet, I press on, step by step,

Through the ache of what’s been

left.

Your absence a shadow, your love

a plea -

To become better - not for you, but

for me.