"A Shadow in My Heart"
In the quiet lanes of memory's light,
You walk with me through dreams at night.
A girl from days so pure, so free,
Your laughter still lives inside of me.
The year was 2006, so far,
Yet near, like a softly glowing star.
Your eyes, your smile — a fleeting grace,
Time has not erased your face.
Now life has drawn its careful lines,
With wedding rings and tender signs.
You're his, I'm hers — our roads diverged,
But some old feelings never purge.
Is it love, or just a trace
Of youthful days I can't replace?
Perhaps it’s not you, but who I was,
Longing for a time that’s lost because…
We were young, and hearts were light,
Not weighed by duties or sleepless nights.
Still, you remain — a gentle scar,
A shadow of what dreams once are.
But I won’t reach or break what's whole,
I'll honor you deep in my soul.
A silent truth I’ll never confess,
Just a poem — nothing less.
