You loved me so fiercely,

That I burned

At your hand

Drawn to you

Like a moth to a flame

Ashes follow

In the wake of my absence

A fire so bright

Extinguished by misplaced passion

I put my heart in your hands

In hope that you’d keep it safe

Because I was yours

And you were mine

Now you’ll be left with pieces

Of me, tucked between the folds of life

Under your sheets, in your car, at your favorite restaurant

My presence will haunt you

Our souls dance to their own melodies now

And I’m stuck behind

Collecting the remnants of who I once was

Chasing the past of promise