Fading Lovers

The painful truth slowly seeped into my soul,
he never returned the love that made my whole.
In the depths of my heart, the realization grew,
That our love was fading, a painful truth i knew.

Foolish it may seem, i clung to fading hope,
That he would see my worth, help love's flame to cope.
But the brightness once shared, now dimmed and starless, Our love, flickering, fading, growing ever less.

So i remained, a lover bruised and torn apart,
Wishing for a love that he couldn't restart.
Loving him hurt me, each passing day with unease,
As we drifted apart, like leaves on autumn's breeze.

Though my heart longed to hold on, to keep you near,
Our ove became a memory, growing more unclear.
Fading lovers we became, lost in a distant past,
A love that couldn't withstand, together it couldn't last.

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