Unforgotten

I’m the quiet in your crowded room
The gentle rain after all that gloom
Not your shadow — I walked ahead
A softer place to lay your head

My depth ran oceans, calm and blue
I showed you skies you never knew
I gave you all, with open hands
You held it once, like grains of sand

I’m the one you don’t forget
The warmth you find in your regret
You took for granted what I gave
Now I’m the echo you can’t escape

I had nothing left to lose
Yet I’m the name you still will choose
To whisper low on quiet nights
The girl who taught your heart its light

I’m the lesson written on your chest
The calm that came after all the rest
I never asked you to stay
Just hoped you’d see me on your way

Time became the friend you weren’t
I stitched the wounds, let my own hurt
You called my home uncomplete
But Allah saw it was replete

I’m closer now than I was then
Not in your arms, but now and then
When silence hits and truth feels near
You’ll find my voice is all you hear

I’m the one you don’t forget
The peace you feel, not the regret
I gave it all, and still I rise
Unbeatable in my own eyes