Twin Shadows

You stood beside me in dreams that felt real,

a ghost of a heartbeat I longed to conceal.

Photographs faded, yet feelings ignite,

a pair of mismatched shoes left in twilight.

Conversations with you echo soft in my mind,

but you’re just a whisper, the one I can’t find.

In shadows of laughter, we weaved through the day,

but truth isn’t mirrored; you slipped away.