Lasting Echo Of You

I had a dream about you last night,

I didn't see the whole of your face

Just the profile...still a beautiful sight.

The years have been many

Yet, you randomly still haunt me

Why? The reason? I don't have any.

The dream version of you

Seems to like dropping by

Seems to like slipping through.

They say you shouldn't regret anything

But I do, I always have

That distant hurt, it still gives me a sting.

I messed up

I did the messiest mess up

I drank from the foolish cup.

I hurt you

I humiliated you.

God, what did I do?

My sorry has never been heard

It lingers within memories

Lingers amongst that past hurt.

You found another

As did I

And yet, the missing of you I still achingly suffer.

I'll always wonder

I'll always dream

I'll always hunger.

For what we briefly had

Quickly lost

Could never have.

It's stupid

Pointless

Torturously lucid.

All the above is true

So unforgivingly true

.....but that's…that's the lasting echo of you.