The Last Ember's Lament
Introduction: Some love stories don’t get a happy ending, but they leave behind embers that glow in the heart forever. This poem explores a bittersweet farewell, where love fades like the last flicker of a dying flame. In twilight’s hush, we clung as one, A final clasp against the waning glow; Your whispered sighs, like autumn leaves, Drifted into silence, soft and low. Our arms entwined in a silent farewell— A fragile warmth defying the encroaching cold; Your eyes, once aglow with boundless mirth, Now held dusk’s promise of parting untold. The gentle patter of rain became our hymn, Each droplet a muted goodbye to shared yesterdays; While time itself seemed to pause at night’s edge, Our hearts tremble in sorrow’s slow decay. Our hearts, consumed by desperate plea, Performed a fragile dance on night’s dark brink; Warmth dissolving into sorrow's sea, As our final embrace began to sink. I traced the contours of your waning smile, Clinging to the echo of a once-beating heart; As the ...