Shattered Vows

He loved her like the morning sun, A warmth that made his darkness run, In her embrace, he found his peace, But love, it seems, is no release.She whispered dreams of endless days, Of nights entwined in passion's blaze, He gave his heart, so pure, so true, But shadows fell where trust once grew.She smiled and kissed, but in her eyes, He missed the glint of hidden lies, A lover's vow, so quick to break, Her touch, a frost he couldn’t shake.He poured his soul into her hands, Built castles on her shifting sands, But every promise, every word, Was just a song that he misheard.One night, she left without a trace, A ghost of love, an empty space, His heart, now shattered, cold as stone, In her deceit, he was alone.He learned the truth, a dagger’s twist, Her lips had kissed another’s mist, She’d danced with him, but only feigned, And in her wake, his soul remained.Now broken, he would wander lost, A heart condemned to bear the cost, Her memory, a haunting ghost, A lover’s dream, forever lost.He cries in silence, dead inside, A hollow man where hope has died, For love, once pure, had turned to ash, A shattered soul, a heart’s backlash.She took his light, his every breath, And left him in a living death, For love, it see