Flickering Shadows

Silent shadows whisper low,

Underneath the fading glow.

So much time has passed us by,

I didn't think you cared at all.

Out of all the lies we both

Stood on like they were true,

I never seen one tear from you.

But here in the quiet, I feel the ache,

Echoes of a love we couldn't fake.

Now the dragonflies are heavy on the wing,

Circling the ghosts of every broken thing.

And the lightning bugs are fading in the tall grass,

Watching all the years and the shadows pass.

We’re just flickering out, me and you,

In a summer heat that never rings true.

You look at me with eyes as dry as dust,

While I’m still digging through the layers of us.

The porch light’s buzzing, a lonely sound,

While the secrets we kept pull us into the ground.

But in this silence, I hear the rain,

Washing away the remnants of pain.

Now the lightning bugs are fading in the tall grass,

Watching all the years and the shadows pass.

And the lightning bugs are fading in the tall grass,

Watching all the years and the shadows pass.

We’re just flickering out, me and you,

In a summer heat that never rings true.

Maybe in some quiet corner of the night,

We'll find a way to make it right.

But till then, these tears are dry, dry eyes,

Watching summer fade into the skies.

Silent shadows whisper low,

Underneath the fading glow.