In the shadows of love’s painful grip,
Bruised hearts find no place to hide,
Each whisper a dagger’s tip,
Trust shattered and denied.

Chains of silence bind too tight,
Every promise now a lie,
Darkness swallows rays of light,
As spirits wilt and die.

Dreams once bright now fade to gray,
Under the weight of cruel disdain,
Hope’s wings clipped, kept at bay,
In this endless cycle of pain.

Yet within the heart’s deep core,
A spark of courage starts to burn,
To break free, to seek more,
And from the ashes, to return.