A starless sky.

Aching whispers stain my soul,

A tapestry of regrets unspooled.

Your presence haunts my every hour,

A melody once vibrant, now so dour.

To rewrite time, a yearning keen,

To mend the bridges burned, unseen.

But fear, a serpent in my heart,

Coils its doubts, tearing hope apart.

Rejection's sting, a chilling blade,

Your nonchalance, a bitter parade.

The specter of another, hand in hand,

Leaves me anchored, on shifting sand.

Yet, gratitude like embers glow,

For love's sweet fire, warm even now.

So I mend myself, brick by fragile brick,

In silence weave a future, quick.

This chapter closed, but love's flame won't die,

In another life, beneath another sky,

Perhaps our souls will reunite anew,

And dance to rhythms pure and true.

Until then, dear one, farewell for now,

My unspoken love, a silent vow.