Pain for Love

The days are long and empty, shadows fill my mind, A heart once full of laughter now is silent, cold, and blind. Her smile was my sunrise, her laughter my refrain, Now I'm left in darkness, drowning in this pain. I gave her all my warmth, my passion, and my fire, In every tender moment, she was my desire. But flames that once were golden now flicker, dim, and die, Leaving me with ashes, beneath a darkened sky. She sought a new affection, found solace in another, Left my heart in fragments, one piece after another. The touch that once was tender is now a distant dream, Her love, a fleeting shadow, dissolving in a stream. Now I walk in silence, each step a heavy toll, The memories of her embrace, a burden on my soul. The nights are long and restless, haunted by her face, A ghost of love departed, lost without a trace. In every tear that falls, a piece of me is lost, A payment for her absence, love’s unyielding cost. Yet in this sea of sorrow, I find a faint embrace, A strength within my heartache, a quiet, somber grace. For pain has been my teacher, in love’s relentless trial, And though my heart is shattered, I walk each mile. For in this melancholic path, I find a silent plea, To love on