This separation is something different
I remember something still…
Even in that parting there was a gentle peace,
We were far apart, yet our faith didn’t cease.
The distance between us had quietly grown,
Yet every heartbeat whispered, “You are still my own.”
The nights were long, my eyes filled with tears,
Yet each new morning would calm my fears.
But this time when you walked away…
Something feels different today.
As if you didn’t just drift afar,
But broke every bond we ever were.
Now I cannot understand at all,
Will you ever wait for my call?
Or have you truly left me behind,
Leaving our memories confined?
Sometimes I wonder deep inside…
Will I ever cross your mind?
Or have you forgotten everything we knew,
Lost in a world completely new?
This separation…
Is not like the one before.
That one held longing at its core,
A silent promise we both could feel,
That someday our hearts again would heal.
My heart didn’t shatter in that pain,
It simply missed you again and again.
But this time…
Something inside has broken apart.
Silence pierces straight through my heart,
Memories now feel like a cruel decree,
A quiet punishment haunting me.
Because in this farewell
It’s not just distance I hear—
It’s the slow, breaking sound
Of a heart cracking clear.
-Shivanya
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