The Ones We Couldn’t Have

Here’s to the ones we couldn’t have, of whom memories linger, in laugh and love. The strong and feeble souls we tried with, for love is a journey, real and in myth. Here’s is to the ones that couldn’t wait, a day, a moment, to refine our fate. Leaving us far behind, lost, Too high a price, the ultimate cost. Here’s is to the ones we had to let go, that let in a fox, a vulture, or crow. Lessons learnt, mistakes made, hearts in shambles, exposed and afraid. So here is to the ones that can’t have us, while memories linger, the occasional fuss. The ones we did not notice, the ones whose hearts were but practice.

This is a tribute to the ones we once had, the ones that made our days bright, and brought radiance into our lives at the darkest hours of our lives.

This is a tribute to the ones we wanted, the ones we had to let go, against our wishes, for us, and for them to be better, to find stability, and peace.

The ones whose other side said more about us, and about them.

The ones we will miss,

the ones we couldn’t have.

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