A Bitter Reflection

In the garden of our love, I planted seeds with care,

Dreams of a future painted bright, adorned with hope laid bare.

I sought the best for you, my dear, each wish a gentle prayer,

I gave you what you’ve never known, a heart that would lay bare.

But as I watered every bloom, illusions turned to dust,

In shadows, I discovered truths entwined with broken trust.

Your laughter masked the whispered lies, sweet words turned to rust,

I tried to bridge your empty past, but found it was unjust.

I gave you sunsets filled with gold, a canvas rich and rare,

Yet now your distant eyes betray the secrets you ensnare.

Each promise made, a fleeting ghost, a fleeting, idle stare,

As I unraveled all our vows, I saw you didn’t care.

I opened wide my heart to you, an offering profound,

Bestowed affection without bounds, in love I thought I found.

But what I mistook for loyalty was just a deafening sound,

A hollow echo in the night, where trust could not rebound.

You danced with shadows, played your games, beneath a moonlit guise,

While I, the fool, believed in dreams, in laughter, and in ties.

But every sash of tenderness was layered with your lies,

And so, I stand alone to mourn, beneath these clouded skies.

The love I nurtured in my hands turned bitter on my tongue,

A melody that falters now, when once it sweetly sung.

I sought to dress your wounds in light, but darkness had you flung,

And in your grasp, a heart once pure became forever sprung.

I thought I’d lifted you to heights where happiness would soar,

Yet loyalty was but a mask, and nothing felt like before.

I cradled hopes and dreams for us, of evermore and more,

But now they drown in waters deep, upon a jagged shore.

You had a chance for something pure, for love devoid of strife,

But you traded it for fleeting thrills, for shadows in your life.

As I reflect upon our days, enshrined in endless night,

I see the warnings of my heart, concealed from my own sight.

In trying to be what you’d denied, I lost the best of me,

And through your actions, I awoke to find that I was free.

To sever ties that bind the soul to treachery and plea,

And reclaim the love I gave to you, for truly, it’s for me.

So here’s my bitter farewell, dear, for what we did not share,

A chapter closed, a lesson learned, in shadows where we stare.

May you seek truth in heart’s embrace, for love beyond compare,

And I will gather all my strength, to rise from your despair.