Echoes from a Lost Heart

In whispers of what could've been, I hear your name, a heart that yearns, A love so true, a flame that burned, Now reduced to embers, forever learned. I traded you for fleeting desire, A moment's lust, a lifetime's fire, But none have touched the flame you lit, A love that burns, a heart that splits. Marriage binds, but heart's astray, Longing for you, each passing day, In another's arms, I'm lost in pain, Forever yearning for love's sweet refrain. You've stayed alone, a path untold, A choice made, a story unfold, I wonder if your heart still holds a place, For the love we had, the love we erased. Regret gnaws, a constant pain, Longing for what could never be gained, The what-ifs haunt, a relentless refrain, A love lost, a heart in vain.