A haunting memoir

Your innocence on that faithful morning
haunts me to this day
how did i turn my back on you?
how did i walk away?
i wish i hadnt abandoned that life
that we had never parted ways

as i looked deep into your eyes
past your irises of copper
and down into your heart of conviction
everything i wanted to say
i decided to keep to myself
forever locked away

i desired to tell you that i would miss you
and that i never would forget.
how i would always be entangled in the thought of this moment
remembering my regret

you are the reason i put myself through this trauma
i only want one more chance
to confess how you entranced my mind
and your charm cleansed my soul
you made me the person i am today
it was beyond your or my control.

for eternity the vision of you fixed on that river of despair will linger in my mind
an enrapturing fragrance that will never fade
the mark you left was everlasting
burned, stained, and forever to stay.