When Forever Ended

Day turned into night–
Your warm embrace suddenly turned cold,
And never saw the shadow of the sun

Until forever ended,
You were my safe place,
Calm in a noisy world,
The harbor where my heart
Rested;

You were home,
Not four walls, a roof and doors,
But arms that soothed,
Eyes that saw everything, like window glass, never judged,
A voice that sang love songs,
Legs that never walked away.

But now,
Now, the silence screams,
louder than a music hall, 
Drowning out a thunderstorm; 
Our laughter– once song–
Echoes in my ears;
Even if I tried to forget, 
I couldn’t, I danced to the tune. 

Every morning, I wake up to the ache,
of remembering you’re no longer here.
No longer the home that brings peace, joy, and hope.
No longer the future so bright.
Losing you feels like
A wound that won’t heal.
Maybe it will– tomorrow, or someday.

Now I’m left picking up pieces
of a forever that promised to stay forever
Just maybe, 
My love remains, quiet, and invisible,

But still burning softly,
in those warm corners of my soul.
It will remain till it fades away, forever.