Alone

You came in silence, gasping for breath,

A single soul untouched by death.

No hands were clasped, no voices knew,

The weight of all you’d walk into.

You learned to laugh, to chase the sun,

To call a name, to hold someone.

But every touch, though warm and bright,

Was never yours to keep at night.

They cheered your rise, they wept your fall,

Yet none could hear your deepest call.

For even love, though fierce and true,

Could never walk this path with you.

And when the final hour draws near,

No voices reach, no hands appear.

The world dissolves, the air turns cold,

And only silence takes its hold.

You came alone, you’ll leave the same,

A fleeting ember, lost to flame.