I used to love you, oh, how the days did sway,
In your presence, my heart danced in endless array.
But like the changing tides, feelings have shifted,
The love once ablaze, now gently drifted.
Your name, a melody that once echoed so sweet,
Now a distant note, in memories’ heartbeat.
The sunsets we watched, the laughter we shared,
Faded like footprints on shores now bared.
Yet, let not these words hold a bitter hue,
For love, once lived, forever leaves its dew.
In the garden of time, a bloom may fade,
But its essence lingers, a story replayed.
by Eugenio Saenz Jr.
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