Shadows Between the Distance

Silence fills this room

The clock is ticking far too slowly

I stare at an empty screen

Waiting for your words to show

You’ve gone to chase tomorrow

You said it’s all for our dream

But my heart keeps trembling

Afraid you’ll love someone unseen

I want to trust you… Yet my heart still shakes

Dark suspicions echo with every breath I take

Do you still think of me tonight?

Between the longing and the endless fight

I’m afraid some stranger will steal your hand

And leaves me here with love that cannot stand

Crowded streets surround me

Yet I only see your face

Your footsteps fade away

I’m trapped inside this maze

A thousand times, I tell myself

“You’ll return, don’t be afraid”

But another voice whispers low

“Perhaps his heart has strayed.”

I try to stay strong… though your arms aren’t near

But everything feels fragile… without your promise here

Do you still think of me tonight?

Or smile for someone new beneath the lights?

This creeping fear inside won’t let me go

Like endless rain that never slows

It’s not that I don’t believe

But these shadows always speak

Jealous of the air you breathe

That I can no longer reach

Should I keep on waiting

With prayers that never sleep?

Or let my heart surrender

To a quiet, breaking grief?

Do you still hold on to me out there?

Or does your smile belong to someone’s stare?

I’m just a woman left behind

Restless nights consume my mind

If only you could know

How my nights are carved with fear

I hug a cold pillow

Pretending your warmth is near

You said our love will never fade

But distance often betrays

I’m afraid… so afraid…

To vanish from your heart someday

Do you still think of me tonight?

Inside that foreign city, swallowing your time?

I’m afraid I’m just a shadow you outgrew

I'm worried it will just be an old story

Please don’t let our promise turn to dust

Don’t let distance poison love we trust

I’m waiting still… I’m waiting still…

Though my heart is drowning in this fear