Loved Ones Shade

She thought their love would last But vaping's grip took hold, and now she's alone Painful memories linger Watching her love walk away, lost to addiction Why did she leave? Lost to addiction's darkness Haunted by their past Longing for what's lost Her friend moved in, a betrayal cut Dating the one she loves, a heartache to gut A constant reminder, a painful stab Her heart bleeding, her soul crushed I see myself in her eyes Same pain, same tears, same shattered dreams A reflection of what's been lost A heart that's broken, forever changed But until then, I'm stuck in this pain Reliving memories, lost in this haze I'm lost in this abyss, forever alone Haunted by the ghost of what we once had Forever searching, forever broken A heart that's lost, a soul that's shattered I'm forced to watch, helpless and alone As her friend takes her hand, now her own The love they shared, now a distant past A memory that haunts, forever to last I'm drowning in my own despair Self-inflicted wounds, a desperate cry for help A fragile mind, a breaking point A soul crushed by the weight of my mistakes In this darkness, I search for escape A respite from the agony that I create But every path leads back to pain A vicious cycle,