The you I once knew
The one who fell at my feet
Offered me the stars with bare hands
Has vanished with the morning dew

You kissed me goodbye while I was sleeping
Then laid your broken wings upon my cheek
Awoke to naked hangers swinging in my closet
An exposed metaphor without an explanation

My unrequited dreams still linger
Your imprint never left my bed
Fingertips still dance upon my spine
Your shadows paint pictures on my flesh

The man I once knew unfulfilled
Promised me painted seashells in the sand
Never looked away from an eclipsed sun
But ran for cover under a falling sky

The woman you made waits in pregnant silence
For you to stitch our life back together
Give the reasons you left my heart frayed
And bring me back the morning dew.

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