I let him by—into my heart,
I let him by—to make me laugh,
I let him by—to love me,
I let him by—to hug me
To hold me in his arms, to make me whole.

I let him by—to break me,
To carve his name in scars,
To leave me with echoes of touch,
Fading into the silence of time.

Let by the pain,
Let by the wounds,
Let by the memories that linger,
Like shadows in the turning wheel.

And now, I stand alone,
Waiting, watching—
For time to turn backward,
For the wheel to spin in reverse.