In the presence of others
you are suddenly diminishing
like an anaesthesia
slowly clouding the pain
All memories of you
seem so distant now
drifting further away
as time goes by
A tiny crumb in space
which once was an empire
is now floating alone
all by itself
Distant whispers echo
bringing back an old hope
your face re-appears in the dark
and for a second, it hurts
They simply do not understand
how can they
all they ever did was watch time goes by
they can never understand
This hope is destructive
nothing will ever be the same
it was once an empire
and all empires fall