The Departed's Heart Poem by Natasa To

The Departed's Heart

You left, taking the rainy twilight with you,
Leaving behind a lonely porch and memories fading into the past.
The road stands waiting still,
Yet your footsteps have vanished into the distant haze.

A word left unspoken,
An embrace from days gone by dissolved like mist.
Love, once thought immune to such heartache,
Now lingers—a lifelong ache born of parting.

As night falls, the wind sighs forlornly,
And in the silence, I hear your voice calling my name.
Someone stands amidst the darkness,
Gathering the scattered memories of years gone by.

You departed, and the heavens wept rain;
I sit here, counting the days I cannot forget you.
Though the years may come and go,
My heart holds fast to the time we loved.

If we should meet again one afternoon,
Please, ask no more of what has passed.
A single, distant glance
Is enough to reveal... the sorrow that still dwells within.