I Meant Something Once

I meant something once …… held a place in your heart, but now there are brighter stars to illuminate your world - so I languish in obscurity like a forgotten dream. I meant something once …… brought fire and wonderment Into your life, a candle which burnt bright and strong - now there's just a flickering flame, unseen amidst the glory that surrounds you. I meant something once …… but time takes its toll on everything, erasing all that went before - nothing lasts forever, all things disintegrate in the shadows of new beginnings. I meant something once …… I gave you my heart, my voice, which now goes unheard in the clatter and chatter of newness and beauty - I am as nothing now - a whisper in the twilight of yesterday. ©️5/8/2024. Valerie Dohren