just a shell
My eyes are heavy, my spirit's weak,
From a world I wanted, a life I seek.
I see you laughing, a vibrant scene,
A life I wanted, but never have been.
A photograph of a life so bright,
A love I held in the fading light.
I'm a ghost in my own memories,
Haunted by what we used to be.
I'm a placeholder, a second choice,
Lost in the crowd, without a voice.
A convenience for a lonely night,
Then gone with the morning light.
I'm the book you read on a rainy day,
Then close and put on the shelf to stray.
I'm a spare part in a broken plan,
Just a convenient friend, never your man.
I'm tired of being a passing thought,
A distant dream, a battle unfought.
Tired of the bittersweet truth I hold,
A love story that can never unfold.
I want to be the one you chose,
The one who stayed, the one who knows,
That this world we wanted is within our reach,
Not just a lesson my heart can teach.
But for now, I'll walk in a lonely haze,
Lost in a past of forgotten days.
A convenient memory, a distant ache,
A life and a love I’ll never make
S