Promises remain unfulfilled forever,

Repeating the same days as yesterday.

All the oaths we wove, trapped in chains,

Never kept, forever stained with guilt.

Again, you blur like photos lost to time,

Leaving behind countless vague memories.

Not even letting me say goodbye,

A heart abandoned, unable to move.

How many more months and days must pass,

Before I can finally accept it all?

The scenes that rise when I close my eyes are a mirage,

Blurring and vanishing the closer I get.

The scenes that rise when I close my eyes are a mirage,

No matter how I reach, they’re out of grasp.

Surely nothing will change from here on,

I’m left with memories too vast to bear.

Unable to speak what truly matters,

Words I longed to say vanish unspoken.

How many more tears must fall,

Before I can face forward again?

The vistas that unfold when I look back are a mirage,

Screaming a cry that can’t reach you anymore.

The vistas that unfold when I look back are a mirage,

Words that never reach, no matter what.

How many days must pass and fade away,

Before I can say, “I’m okay now”?

The scenes that rise when I close my eyes are a mirage,

Blurring and vanishing the closer I get.

The scenes that rise when I close my eyes are a mirage,

Even the final words won’t reach.

Even in the mirage right before my eyes,

You’re surely no longer reflected.

You’re surely no longer there.

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