Became a Memory

The morning is quiet The pillows are cold Like a story that's ended Before it was told I see you in dust motes That dance in the sun The phantom of laughter when we were as one The way that you'd linger The scent of your tea Now there's an ocean between you and me We were the firelight We were the glow The kind of forever is painful to let go But the gold in the air has turned into grey As the us that I knew slowly drifted away Now I'm just a heartbeat shaking and lonely In the wake of the day you became a memory I reach for the shadow you left on the wall And try to find beauty in watching us fall Just a soft aching echo of what used to be A beautiful moment you became a memory