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The Power of Your Memories

The Power of Your Memories

Like you, even your memories carry a fierce devotion, my love,

Even in your absence, they make me feel you enough.

You may not be here, you may be far from my sight,

Yet the power of your memories fills my lonely nights.

When you are not here beside this restless heart of mine,

Your memories arrive… like a quiet, sacred sign.

They whisper of love in moments empty and blue,

Such is the power of your memories—they bring me back to you.

When darkness surrounds me and the world turns cold and dim,

Your memories glow like a silent hymn.

A small light rises where sorrow used to be,

Such is the power of your memories—they set my spirit free.

In those memories I feel you standing close to me,

As if your gentle touch has set my trembling heart free.

A warmth spreads softly through every hidden part of me—

Oh, how deep the power of your memories must be.

It feels as if your fingers brushed my soul with care,

As if your breath still lingers somewhere in the air.

Though distance keeps you where I cannot see,

Still the power of your memories keeps you close to me.

Sometimes I feel your eyes resting on me again,

Silent, deep… beyond words that explain.

A gaze so strong it refuses to fade away—

Such is the power of your memories that makes my heart stay.

What magic lives within these memories of you?

What hidden force makes them feel so true?

You are far away, yet near endlessly—

That is the power of your memories living inside me.

You are not mine… yet you feel like you belong,

Like a melody my heart has known all along.

Across the distance your presence still appears—

All because of the power of your memories through the years.

I do not know how your touch would truly feel,

Or if your warmth would make my fragile heart heal.

Yet somehow my soul already seems to see—

Such is the power of your memories touching me.

I do not know your face, the light in your eyes,

I do not know the softness of your voice or sighs.

And yet my heart believes it endlessly—

Because the power of your memories has shown it to me.

Without meeting you, without seeing you, without holding your hand,

Your memories alone help my heart understand.

They give me emotions deep as the sea—

Such is the power of your memories within me.

They awaken feelings I never knew before,

A quiet storm my soul cannot ignore.

They make a distant love feel like destiny—

That is the power of your memories inside me.

Tell me, what strength do memories truly hide?

That from a distance they place you by my side.

They erase the miles between you and me—

Such is the power of your memories eternally.

They turn distance into a fragile illusion somehow,

Making you feel closer than ever now.

They hold my heart in quiet reverie—

Because of the endless power of your memories in me.

And sometimes tears fall softly from my eyes,

Not from pain… but from love that never dies.

For even when you are far beyond what I can see,

Still the power of your memories lives and breathes in me.

✍️Shivanya
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