Sunlight Fading

Sunlight Fading

I sit alone in the room where sunlight fades,

shadows draping themselves across the floor,

I hold your memory like a fragile flame,

its warmth both comforting and painful.

The walls are lined with echoes of laughter,

photographs capturing moments that cannot stay,

I run my fingers across each frame,

tracing the curves of smiles I cannot touch.

Time slips past, slow and relentless,

minutes folding into hours like soft paper,

I speak to the empty air around me,

your name spilling into the silence.

A candle flickers on the windowsill,

its light trembling with quiet persistence,

I lean closer, letting it anchor my heart,

even as the night presses cold against my skin.

The world outside carries on unaware,

but here I remain with memory and longing,

holding each fragment of love and loss,

knowing they are mine to carry forever.