In the shadows of our shared past
Lies a love that never could last
Words unspoken, hearts unbroken
A chasm growing, silent and vast

Your gaze was cold, a distant star
Each touch felt like a battle scar
In your arms, I sought affection
Found only echoes, distant and far

Through fleeting moments, hope did gleam
Yet it was but a fragile dream
Your voice a storm, my spirit shuddered
In the tempest, love lost its gleam

Now we stand, two worlds apart
With memories that ache the heart
A mother, a daughter, forever strained
A fractured bond, a painful art