Last Link

He is the last link I have
To a past life I have hidden
Deep within a mountain of shadows.

He is a memory and reminder
Of the promise and hope
That I walked away from unblinking.

He is raked from the ashes in tender moments
The only one who can look in my eyes
And see what he knows.

He is your keeper
The last one who knows
Of all my tears at midnight
And everything we didn’t choose