in a cold silence

My gaze locked in a silent duel with the phone’s cold screen.
A battle raged between my skin and the chill of the sheets,
A war within, where memories of you wrestled with the emptiness.
The cold seeped in, a silence that devoured me whole,
As I read the words that shattered my soul.
Pain echoed through my heart, a haunting refrain.
Your words lingered, a ghostly whisper in my mind.
The realization of our end coursed through my veins like ice.
A bitter taste on my tongue, a flavor that defied words.
I heard your whispered cry, while my own tears fell in hushed silence.
The scent of you, once a perfume that filled my senses,
Now a fading memory, a lingering whisper of what we had.
It was over when I closed my eyes, surrendering to sleep.
But the end came when I woke, and reality pierced like a knife.
The truth lay beside me, a cruel companion in the darkness.
The nightmare began when I awoke, and the dream was gone.
In a cold silence.