About this weathered room, I wander, bereft.
Dried rose petals by the piano, my sole reprieve,
in this shadowy room where love once left,
a tale of longing that time cannot retrieve.
I thought I left all my secrets at the door,
Wisdom, deception and love lost forevermore.
Does his fragile heart mirror mine to the core?
Regrets ruminate as they burrow deep,
drawing me down yet never to sleep.
To heaven, to hell, till my eyes, I close,
If memory will allow me to rest in repose.
In my spiral of doubt, the light fades slow,
Doubt, a blanket for my bed.
Yet dusk lingers, as my weariness grows,
Weariness, a pillow for my head.
My lullaby is a haunting chorus,
as I cling to the light,
yet sleep will not bed with me,
as I lie awake tonight.

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