daughter of time

they say it was her love that killed him
but the truth echoed through the waves
the sweet whisper of the foam
it said:
she did not love him

it does that to you
living an eternity
wrapped in loneliness and darkness
with the mere consolation
of someone's lips on your temple
a fleeting touch that lasts a second
and a promise to come back
always
(only not anymore)

time destroyed everything but her