Neon lights and a whiskey haze,

Chasing thrills through a thousand days.

Every touch a fleeting fire,

Lost in lust, a dark desire.

I had my pick, a willing crowd,

Never saw the love that spoke so loud.

Blind to the truth, a fool's embrace,

Lost in the rhythm, lost in space.

The rose has faded, whispering a plea,

I danced, forgetting destiny.

She watched me stray from my true way,

Her heart then quietly slipped into the day's decay.

Now just a shadow, and love's gone astray.

The laughter faded, the smiles grew thin,

When my fortune turned, where do I begin?

The "lovers" vanished, like morning dew,

Leaving me empty, feeling blue.

The phone stopped ringing, the doors all closed,

The bitter truth, it now exposed.

All the promises, a hollow sound,

As my broken world came crashing down.

The rose has faded, whispering a plea,

I danced, forgetting destiny.

She watched me stray from my true way,

Her heart then quietly slipped into the day's decay.

Now just a shadow, and love's gone astray.

I searched for comfort in the empty air,

A phantom touch, a silent prayer.

Then a whisper reached me, soft and low,

"She waited for you, watched you grow."

A single tear, a burning shame,

I finally spoke her forgotten name.

But the echo answered, cold and stark,

Just a hollow space within the dark.

The rose has faded, whispering a plea,

I danced, forgetting destiny.

She watched me stray from my true way,

Her heart then quietly slipped into the day's decay.

Now just a shadow, and love's gone astray.

The fading rose, a lesson learned,

A love I lost, a page unturned.

In the silence now, I finally see,

The truest love was lost to me.