The Life That Died Before It Lived You were never here And yet, I feel you everywhere. Like a ghost pressing against my ribs, like a breath I keep holding, like a name caught at the edge of my tongue that no one will ever hear Somewhere, there is a cabin we never stepped inside, where dust settles on a bed we never shared, where the windows watch the seasons change, but no one is there to see them The river still runs The trees still stand The world goes on, untouched by the absence of us Somewhere, there is a wedding that never happened. A song that plays for no one. No hands to hold, no whispered vows, no trembling voices saying forever. Somewhere, there is a girl in a white dress, standing in an empty room, waiting for a door to open, for someone who will never come. Somewhere, there is a life where we meet. Where I know the warmth of your hands, the weight of your head on my shoulder, the sound of your voice when you are not pixels on a screen. A life where I don’t have to imagine ...