I Saw It Too Late

I saw the signs eventually

But they were quiet at the start

Little cracks inside the moments

That slowly pulled apart

We kept speaking like tomorrow

Would always give us time

But distance grew between us

Without a warning sign

I thought patience meant forever

Thought silence meant we were fine

But sometimes love fades quietly

Between the spaces in a line

The conversations shortened

The laughter lost its place

And I realized too slowly

The change inside your face

You don’t notice the ending

Until the quiet grows

I saw it too late

The words I should have said

The silence in between us

Where our story slowly bled

Some lessons arrive

When the moment’s gone away

I saw it too late

Now I replay the memories

Like shadows on the wall

Looking for the moment

When the distance started to fall

But regret is just a teacher

That arrives when time is through

Showing you the truth

You didn’t want to view

Sometimes love disappears

Without a storm or fight

Just two people drifting

Out of each other’s sight

Understanding comes

When the ending’s clear

I saw it too late

But I see it now

The quiet that surrounded us

Was louder somehow

You can’t rewrite the moment

Or change what slipped away

I saw it too late

Maybe regret isn’t punishment

Maybe it’s clarity

I saw it too late

But the truth remains

Every ending teaches

What memory explains

And even though the moment

Faded yesterday

I saw it too late

But I finally see.