Before the end, I gave my all,
I tried to stand, refused to fall.
Through every crack, through every bend,
I kept on hoping till the end.

I held on tight to fading light,
Pretending wrong would turn out right.
I stitched my heart each time it broke,
And smiled beneath the silent smoke.

I stayed when leaving felt so wise,
Believed the truth behind your lies.
I drowned my doubts, ignored the pain,
And danced alone in pouring rain.

Before the end, I tried and tried,
With every tear I forced aside.
I built a world that couldn’t stay,
Watched slowly as it slipped away.

I gave you parts I never show,
The deepest sides you’ll never know.
I lost myself to keep you near,
And fed your love with all my fear.

I whispered hopes into the dark,
Still searching for a single spark.
But every dream I tried to save,
Was slowly fading to a grave.

And in the end, when all was done,
When every fight I fought was won,
There came a truth I couldn’t deny—
I was the one who stayed to cry.

“Where Hope Slowly Died”