I left my life with you, do you remember?
That hollow day of sharpened rain, and even sharper words.
Each step I took away from you, each leaden pace, defeated me.
Your voice, once soft and lyrical, now cold and forged from steel..
I left my heart with you, do you remember?
The days of love we'd shared, lay smashed and littered with accusations.
Those eyes in which I'd often bathed, now but a swollen tempest.
Your smile, which put the sun to shame, now turned to blackened stone.
I left my dreams with you, do you remember?
Sweet promises we'd made, of carefree days and endless love,
Now turned to words that liars speak, meaningless and empty.
Your touch, once warm and gentle, now cold as razorblades.
I left my faith with you, do you remember?
The trust entwined with strands of love and understanding,
Now mixing with the sodden earth to build a final resting place.
Your kiss, once sweet with promise, made poison with goodbye.
I thought that you would seek me out one day, and bring my treasures back to me,
But no!!
I've lived a life bereft of life.
I've lived with silence in my breast.
I've lived with black and dreamless sleep.
I've lived a faithless loveless life.
I left it all with you.
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Owain Glyn
