This Love Ends

The night is soft. The air is thin. I taste the

loss beneath your skin. We speak in sigh. The words pretend.

We never start where others end. This love ends where shadows grow. In quiet rooms,

we'll never know. It fades like light that won't defend. This love,

this love ends. The rain repeats what hearts forget. A promise drowned in

silhouette. Your eyes still burn, they just dissent and whisper low.

This love will end. This love ends where silence stays. It breaks in

all the usual ways. It falls apart, we can't pretend. This love,