Remaining Forever

The walls around
Hold an empty space
Inside them, I sit
In this forgotten place

Their memories weak
Mine lit on fire
Like waves crushing
My last desire

Forlorn and longing
For illusions and dreams
Things that once were, but
No longer what it seems

The sky is the ceiling
Only walls that surround
The only way in is through
The door on the ground

Time has killed us
Only I inside
Their surfaces now rot
For they truly died

This now empty space
Sends illusions of pain
Holding nothing back
Not leaves, wind or rain

This is no more a shelter
It is broken down and old
Time has consumed it
With termites and mold

Each floorboard holds footsteps
These walls here can talk
The gold fallen staircase
Still holds their walk

The leaves wither here
And flow freely through
The room that once held
more colors than blue

Colors, everything fading
Save the memories in my heart
If only I could truly forget
Or go back and restart

I've tried leaving it behind
To forget and move on
But it's hard remaining forever
When the ones you love are dead and gone