You Were Never Here

by KitCat007

Living for someone is a mistake, a horrible mistake. When they leave, you have no reason to live. But you always remember them, and you never forget... And if it weren't for the memories, it would be like they were never there in the first place.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I didn't notice it until now, but each stanza can be seen from either Bella or Edward's POV. The first is Bella's POV, the second is Edward's, and so on unitl the last stanza which can be seen from either POV. Inspired by 'River Flows In You' by Yiruma; my best friend was playing it while I wrote this-it helps to set the tone for each POV.

These words I tried to write-
To tell you that i cared.
But they turned into whispers
Which turned into hauntings-
That caused my tears
Which run for you.

These notes that I play
Which flowed when i thought of you-
To tell you that i loved you
Turned into vivid memories
That wouldn't let me forget
The way you said my name, so tenderly.

These photographs that hang on my wall
Capture scenes of a play-
Of lovlier times and happier days
Which burned into endless nights
When you no longer shone in my sky
Like the eclipse you always were.

This song that i sing With a bitter sweet twist-
Tear drop notes and a sorrowful voice
That fades with a soft note
Then falls into a crescendo-
That i still sing to you every night.

These half scribbles, half thoughts on the crumpled bits of paper
Is where you will find me-
My heart and my soul, my life and my world
Tucked into dusty corners, long forgotten with time
In a crumbling white house where the shadows rustle within the willow trees-
I have no more to give you-
For I am long gone
And you....
You were never here.