Lingering

I've loved a few in different ways. Some burned too fast, some chose to Stay. We said forever soft and low. Like we were sure We'd always know. Some nights were warm, Some mornings cold. Some hands let go before they told. I learned that love don't always leave. It just changes What you believe. It's still here In quiet rooms. In empty chairs, In faded tunes. I don't miss you Like before. But something lingers At the door. Yeah. It lingers. I don't blame you. I don't pray. For time to take it all away. Some loves were right, just not in time. Some hearts don't heal. They learn the lines. I carry pieces, not the pain. Old photographs without the frame. I smile now when your name Appears. That's how I know I've been sincere. It's still here. Not deep, not strong. Just soft enough To sing along. You don't haunt me. You don't stay. You just pass through, Then fade away. Yeah. It lingers. So here's to love That didn't last. And to the man I was back Then. I close my eyes, I let it be. Some things don't leave. They live in me.