The weight of the silence

The years have passed, but the ghost Remain, their whispers haunt, a familiar Pain Names carved in stone, voices lost to time I carry their stories, their loss is mine For every call I didn't make, for every moment I let break I see their faces in the quiet night, a bittersweet Memory bathed in moonlight I'm sorry for the silence, for the tears unshed For the words unspoken, for the love unread I've carried this grief through the shadows alone But you live in my heart, you're never gone Though time has stolen your voices away You're with me in every breath every day I never had the space to cry, to mourn the laughter To say goodbye Taken too soon by fate's cruel hand, I've walked These years unable to stand Murdered dreams and lives cut short, suicides Left wounds too deep to sort Natural causes or violent ends, each loss a piece Of me that bends I'm sorry for the silence, for the tears unshed, for The words unspoken, for the love unread I've carried this grief through the shadows alone But you live in my heart, you're never gone Though time has stolen your voices away You're with me in every breath, every day Twenty-five years, I've held it inside, a storm of Regret where my tears could hide But now I stand, and I let it flow, the love I buried The pain I know I missed the funerals, the final goodbyes, but your Memories burn bright in my skies Forgive me for the time we lost, your love's my anchor No matter the cost I'm sorry for the silence, for the tears unshed For the words unspoken, for the love unread. I've Carried this grief through the shadows alone, but You live in my heart, you're never gone Though time has stolen your voices away You're with me in every breath, every day I loved you then, I love you still, your light within Me, it always will In every heartbeat, in every song You're forever with me, where you belong.