Ashes in the wind

(A Song for Kael)

Verse 1

I held the line, I wore the steel,

Built my walls too high to feel.

They said the storm would pass with time,

But time just left me here behind.

A voice like thunder, hands like flame,

She saw the man behind my name.

I told myself I’d walk alone—

But gods, she made this house a home.

Chorus

And now she’s gone, just ashes in the wind,

A ghost I breathe, a war I couldn’t win.

I’d trade my soul to hold her hand again,

But I’m the shadow she left behind—

The fire without the flame.

Verse 2

She lit a match inside my chest,

Broke my silence, gave me rest.

But love like ours was never safe,

Not when the world demands its weight.

I begged the stars, I cursed the sky,

I called her name and asked them why.

But even gods won’t speak her name—

They let her burn, then turned away.

Chorus

And now she’s gone, just ashes in the wind,

A grave I guard, a heart I couldn’t mend.

I’d give the world to hear her voice again,

But I’m the echo she left behind—

The vow I couldn’t break.

Bridge

I saw our future in a dream,

A child, her laugh, a field of green.

But fate is cruel, and I was blind—

I learned too late, she was my time.

Final Chorus

And now she’s gone, just ashes in the wind,

A soul I lost, a war that didn’t end.

I carry her in every breath I take,

And I will love her through the ache—

Till I return, and find her there again.

Outro

So lay me down where wild things grow,

Where she once stood, where rivers flow.

If love survives what death begins—

Then she’s not gone…

She’s just the wind