You Were Never Mine To Keep

I've held eternity in my hands,

And watched a thousand stories end.

But there was one thing I never owned…

Your heart.

I could open doors between the stars,

Walk through worlds both near and far.

I knew the names of forgotten things,

And all the sorrow forever brings.

But you were never mine to claim,

Never a promise I could make.

I could have asked you not to leave,

But love was never mine to keep.

I watched you choose another road,

And carried truths you'd never know.

For what is love, if not the grace

To let you find your rightful place?

You were never mine to keep,

Never a promise I could steal.

I'd rather lose eternity,

Than change the way you truly feel.

If your heart belongs elsewhere,

I would never interfere.

And though it breaks a part of me,

Your choice is worth more than forever.

(More than forever…)

I've seen the lives we left behind,

The love we lost to borrowed time.

A blue rose blooms beneath the rain,

For all we couldn't hold again.

I remember every quiet smile,

Every road, each passing mile.

And though you sometimes knew my face,

You couldn't always find my place.

I never asked you to believe,

The things you couldn't yet retrieve.

I only hoped that one fine day,

You'd find your own way back to stay.

There are things I cannot change,

And memories I cannot claim.

But if you ever need a friend,

My door is open once again.

You were never mine to keep,

Never a promise I could steal.

I'd rather lose eternity,

Than change the way you truly feel.

If your heart belongs elsewhere,

I would never interfere.

And though it breaks a part of me,

Your choice is worth more than forever.

If you forget the life we shared,

I'll never tell you what to feel.

If you should love another,

My promise will remain real.

I won't rewrite your story,

Or ask you to become my past.

For love is not possession,

And freedom is the gift that lasts.

And should you turn towards me,

With nothing left to prove,

I'll simply smile and whisper…

"There you are."

You were never mine to keep,

But now you've chosen to be here.

Not bound by what we used to be,

Not held by promises or fear.

And if tomorrow brings a thousand doors,

I'll never choose your path for you.

But should you wish to walk beside me,

I'd be honoured to walk with you.

"My door was always open, darling."

Not because I knew you'd return.

But because you deserved somewhere

You could always choose to belong.

Welcome home.

(Until we meet again…)