In the Fading Light

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Title: “In the Fading Light”

You pour the coffee, like you always do,

Set mine down and smile like you’re brand new.

There’s a flicker in your eyes I used to know,

But the name you call me by ain’t mine no more.

I trace your face like pages worn and torn,

I know that touch, it’s where I’m from.

Can’t recall the story or the vows we made,

But my heart still remembers every word you say.

We forget the names, but not the feeling,

Lost in time, but love’s still healing.

In the fading light, we still find our way,

Hand in hand, through the gray.

You hum that tune from ’69,

I don’t know the words but it still feels right.

The walls are strangers, but your heart’s my home,

Even when my mind starts to roam.

You laugh like sunlight through the rain,

And for a moment, I know your name.

Then it slips away like a whispered prayer,

But I still feel you everywhere.

We forget the names, but not the meaning,

Time unravels, but hearts keep beating.

In the fading light, we still find our way,

Hand in hand, through the gray.

Her: Some days I’m lost, don’t know where to go.

Him: Some nights I see you in the glow.

Her: The memories drift like autumn leaves.

Him: But your love still anchors me.

We forget the names, but not the promise,

Still together, though time’s dishonest.

In the fading light, we still stay true,

I might forget the world —

But I’ll never forget you.

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