Lost Love

By Kaylee McCracken

We built a castle of devotion, with walls of whispered trust, 
Each whispered word was a promise, a love beyond all dust. 
I pledged my heart, a loyal knight, forever by your side, 
A tapestry of devotion, in which our love would confide. 
But whispers turned to screeches, a chorus loud and raw, 
Your touch, a stranger's coldness, a violation of the law. 
The vows we swore in starlight, like treaties ripped and torn, 
Betrayal's icy shackles, a future left forlorn. 
No message can be carried, to a heart that's turned to stone, 
My shattered dreams lie scattered, a love forever flown. 
Forgiveness is a phantom, a wisp of smoke that fades, 
Just the echo of your laughter, in these lonely, haunted glades. 
I'd walked through fire's furnace, to shield you from the storm, 
Carved you a path to solace, kept you safe and warm. 
But love that's built on ashes, crumbles to despair's embrace, 
I drown in silent screams, a love with no face. 
Love's cruelest revelation, a symphony of pain, 
My past lover's epitaph, whispered in the rain. 
For you, I'd breathe my last breath, a martyr to your whim, 
But a love that bleeds unanswered, leaves only the dying hymn. 
The world spins on uncaring, a symphony of sound, 
But every joyous echo, in my shattered heart, resounds. 
Justice may be fleeting, the law may turn a blind eye, 
But the truth will echo in the dark, a silent, haunting cry.