Saudade
Wasn’t it beautiful and precious while it lasted?
In this world, in fate, and in you, I trusted
With open eyes, open heart, your hands clasped in mine,
Everyday a new adventure, we were lost in time
Who cares if I fell or lost myself, I knew you would be there
We swore to be together in sickness and health, days dark or fair
Young and carefree we lived, the world was just a stage,
Authors of our unwritten story, we would pen our own page
A promise for a promise, my pinky linked with yours,
Cross our hearts and hope to die, we will stay the course
But alas, we are still humans, yes, are we not?
Powerless players to the twists in Life’s unfolding plot
We lost control of our story, the ending came too fast,
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We thought we made all the right choices but they just didn’t last
Time and distance, ups and downs, moving to the city,
Look at how our threads unravelled, isn’t that a pity
People change and people leave, how could I forget?
You found something better than me, someone new you met
You crushed me like a cigarette beneath your leaving feet,
Words so crisp and cold like ice, each letter folded neat
I deleted every memory of you — your face, your voice, your smell,
Thinking of you was a bittersweet drug that was heavenly and hell
I drown myself in books and movies, happy endings abound,
Cheering for the love that triumphs, the love I haven’t found
These people give me hope, that someday maybe I might,
Find that someone who will make me forget when day turns into night
I know that you can’t force love, can’t make you love me if you don’t,
But I’m willing to wait it out, just wait and see if I won’t
