Help me Forget You

Take back the love I wrapped in fire, the endless giving, the blind desire. Take back the songs my silence knew, the softest parts I gave to you. Take back the nights, the whispered prayers, the way I stood when no one cared. Take back the hope that wore me thin, the battles lost, the wars within. Take back the hands that reached in vain, the gentle voice that called your name. Take back the faith that I believed, the shattered dreams I can’t retrieve. I give it back—my every part, the fragments buried in my heart. For only when my soul is new, can I forget I once loved you.