From Afar

I saw you standing, calm and unaware

Her laughter rising in the evening air

You touched her back the way you once touched mine

And I just smiled, then let it go

You never looked, and that's alright

I've learned to live without the light

I hold my head, I play it well

But some truths linger, hard to tell

And I

Still feel the weight of all we never tried

The quiet space I keep inside

And I

Still dream of what was never ours

Though I've made peace with every scar

I love you from afar, with dignity and grace

I've carried you through time I can't replace

The years have passed, the paths have changed

But something deep remains unchanged

You're living in a life where I can't be

And I just let it be

From afar

She speaks your name like it's a sacred vow

And I remember who I am now

A woman shaped by love kept hidden

By silent hopes and hearts mistaken

There's no regret I hold tonight

Just memories that flicker light

A softer ache, a steady truth

A part of me that stayed with youth

And I

Don't ask for much, don't chase the past

But some loves never truly pass

And I

Still feel you in a quiet way

That never fades, just learns to stay

I love you from afar, in stillness and in sleep

In corners of the soul we seldom keep

You're dancing through a life that isn't mine

And I no longer cross the line

But even as the years fall like the rain

Some longing will remain

From afar

Perhaps in some forgotten time

Beyond the need to draw a line

We'll speak the words we left unsaid

And walk the path we missed instead

I love you from afar, with all I've come to know

With all the grace that time can only show

You've found your peace, and I have mine

But I still think of you sometimes

You'll never truly see the heart you knew

But I will carry you

From afar