I am the shadow of someone who was

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I am the shadow of someone who was,
the faint echo of a fading love,
like the whisper of a forgotten verse
that still echoes in the silence of your chest.

I was the reflection of your clear days,
the silent companion in your long nights,
and now I am the memory that persists,
the indelible trace of what we once were.

I'll be the wind that caresses your face
when you think of me without wanting to think,
the breeze that wakes you up in the morning
and makes you smile without knowing why.

I am the murmur of the crescent moon,
the subtle scent of a time gone by,
the shadow that lengthens at sunset,
in every heartbeat, in your tattooed heart. |