You fell asleep before you knew,

Something quiet moved through you.

Shadows gathered behind your eyes,

A fading light, a soft disguise.

Your gaze grew heavy with the day,

As if the dawn had lost its way.

We laughed it off, but deep inside,

You carried something you couldn’t hide.

And you said:

Don’t be afraid of the dark,

It’s only the absence of light.

But I saw your glow fading slow,

Like snow in rain,

So soft, so slight.

You forgot my name one quiet dawn,

Your smile remained, though time was gone.

You drifted far, beyond the deep,

Where even time had gone to sleep.

We counted nights in quiet beeps,

Holding hope that no one keeps.

I heard your breath confess the end,

As peace came softly, like a friend.

And you said:

Don’t be afraid of the dark,

It’s only the absence of light.

But I saw your glow fading slow,

Like snow in rain,

So soft, so slight.

Flesh and sound dissolved in air,

The silence screamed, but nothing there.

I stood still, inside the ache,

Hearing your words as morning breaks.

Don’t be afraid of the dark,

It’s only the absence of light.

My heart now breaks in quiet waves,

For what was lost,

Yet somehow stays.

You are a silent room in me,

Where light still hums,

So tenderly.