Ashes Of Me

I’m burning out, like a cigarette— Held too long, forgotten, wet. Each breath I take is laced with pain, Each flicker loss, each ember shame. You left me—no word, no grace, Just her reflection in your face. Your love, once mine, now freely sown In arms that aren’t my own. I gave you all—my light, my fire, Watched it wilt beneath desire. You took the best of who I am, And left me hollow, barely man. I fade alone in smoke and grief, Each moment stolen, sharp and brief. You moved on fast, so sure, so true, While I burned slow remembering you. I’m not myself—I’m what is left Of someone loved, then dispossessed. A whisper in a dark regret— A soul undone… a cigarette.