Whispers of a Broken Heart

In the silence of my empty room,

I wished upon a faded moon,

Spent my years in shadows, alone,

Until I found a love I’d never known.

At twenty-one, she walked in my life,

A spark igniting in the endless night.

Her laughter echoed, so divine,

In that moment, I knew she’d be mine.

But love’s a game with rules unkind,

As the years rolled on, we fell behind.

Through stormy skies and raging seas,

I held her close, I brought her ease,

Two daughters born in love’s embrace,

But darkness swept me, stole my place.

Oh, I fought through the lies, the hurt, the pain,

For seventeen years, I stood in the rain.

With aching heart, I carried on,

But in her battles, I felt so alone.

The pills became her trusted friend,

While I held on until the bitter end.

I gave my all, my heart laid bare,

But heavy burdens, they weren’t mine to bear.

She touched the sky but fell so deep,

And in her silence, I lost my sleep.

Each day I whispered to the night,

Where did we break? Where did we fight?

Oh, I fought through the lies, the hurt, the pain,

For seventeen years, I stood in the rain.

With aching heart, I carried on,

But in her battles, I felt so alone.

Now I sit with these memories,

Of laughter, love, a family’s dreams.

But the distance grows, and silence reigns,

I wish I could guard them from the pain.

So here I am, wondering why,

Where did I falter? Did I try?

With love still aching, two hearts away,

I’ll hold them close in dreams each day.