That gentle touch
has been replaced with bruises.
Your sweet caress
burns painfully with memories.
The warmth of your embrace
has left frozen embers.
Gone is the promise,
shattered and broken.
Where once there was hope,
despair now reigns.
Where once there was joy
pain has taken over.
Where laughter sang,
tears freely flow.
Where love once bloomed,
emptiness thrives.
