Remnants

Tonight you are an echo in my soul,

a faint whisper of what once was.

Something that used to shine so brightly

now quiet,

almost unremarkable.

I think of you from time to time.

I speak of you to my new friends

about lessons learned,

about heartbreak survived.

And sometimes I’m struck

by a quiet curiosity.

You, who believed in me so fiercely,

who taught me more than you probably knew,

who found joy in watching me grow.

You were a chapter of my life

that will never be erased.

It never lasts long,

but sometimes I wander those cold, dark streets

that once carried your name.

I sit beside the past,

hold its hand for a moment,

and let the curiosity fade.

Though you no longer live in my life,

there will always be a part of you

that remains with me.

An echo.

A whisper.

A half-smile resting on my mouth.

Because I am at peace

with how the story ended.

But you will never

not be a part of me