Fading reverence

Soft whispers, like a forgotten dream
Where we once lay, now still and cold
In the silence, I hear your name
Echoes fading, like whispers through smoke

It wasn’t you who left me here
It was I who fell too far, too deep
Fading, fading, fading
But I am still waiting


There were days when love felt like air
Light on my skin, endless and bare
But now it’s a weight that presses my chest
Memories of warmth that won't let me rest

And I’m broken again, where you left me
I built walls from your absence, but they won’t keep
The fragments of you that linger and breathe
Under my skin, I can still feel you beneath


Fading reverence, I can't forget
What we were, but will never be again
You were a fire, but now I’m just smoke
Fading reverence, caught in a ghost

I reach for you in the quiet, but the shadows scream
I still love you in the ruins, in the space between
Fading reverence, and still, I bleed
For the love we lost and the love I need


I trace the lines of letters we wrote
Words full of hope, now they just choke
The air that I breathe, it’s heavy with doubt
I thought you were love, but now you’re a shout

In the silence, I can hear you still
Like a melody lost, broken at will
But your absence rings louder than the pain
And I don’t know how to silence this shame


I’m tethered to you, but you’re far away
In every reflection, I see your face
You promised me freedom, you promised me grace
But I’m just drowning in a hollow place

And I’m chained beneath the weight of our ghosts
I wear your love like a crown, but I’m the one who’s lost
Torn between wanting and needing to heal
Caught between what was real and what I can’t feel


Fading reverence, I can’t let go
Chasing a shadow, but it won’t ever show
You were the spark that ignited my soul
Fading reverence, now I’m losing control

I reach for you in the dark, but you’re slipping through
I still love you, but the love is bruised
Fading reverence, I’m still haunted, still torn
You were the sun, now I’m lost in the storm


Submerged beneath the waves of what we used to be
I drown in the currents, but I can’t break free
I tried to forget, but your touch never left
I’m broken by love, by every regret


I’ve screamed your name into the night
But silence answers, it doesn’t feel right
I’ve bled myself dry, but I’m still here
Staring into the mirror, fighting my fear

I thought I could escape, but you live in my bones
Each step forward, I’m dragging the weight of the unknown
You’re a ghost that won’t leave, but I still believe
That I can find peace in the parts of me you didn’t take from me


Fading reverence, I still ache for you
But the love we had is a ghost, an old wound
I tried to hold on, but you slipped through the cracks
Fading reverence, but I’m not looking back

I reach for you, but you fade into the sky
I still love you, but I’ve learned to say goodbye
Fading reverence, I rise from the dark
You’re not my salvation, but I’ve found my heart

Fading reverence, I still ache for you
But the love we had is a ghost, an old wound
I tried to hold on, but you slipped through the cracks
Fading reverence, but I’m not looking back

I reach for you, but you fade into the sky
I still love you, but I’ve learned to say goodbye
Fading reverence, I rise from the dark
You’re not my salvation, but I’ve found my heart