4. Lumerith Void - Silent Dinner, Loud Thoughts

Morning light spills on the kitchen tiles Cartoon voices, coffee, rehearsed smiles Little hands pulling at my sleeve Asking for a version of me I can’t believe Your eyes meet mine, searching for warmth But I’m a ghost in a well-cut form I kiss your cheek like a practiced line And leave my heart somewhere undefined Do you feel me fading while I’m here? Standing close, but disappearing clear If love is fire, why am I this cold? Holding you, but losing what we hold Dinner plates and quiet TV glow We talk in ways we already know “Are you okay?” you softly plead I nod like truth is something I can feed There’s a weight I bury in routine Under laughter, under everything seen You reach for me in the afterlight But I’m receding farther every night Do you feel me fading while I’m here? Standing close, but disappearing clear If love is fire, why am I this cold? Holding you, but losing what we hold I hear our child laughing down the hall A fragile echo I can’t recall What it meant before this hollow grew Before I learned how to not break through I built these walls to keep me safe Now I’m trapped in their quiet wake You say my name like it used to mean Something alive inside of me Do you feel me fading while I’m here? Standing close, but disappearing clear If love is fire, why am I this cold? Holding you, but losing what we hold If I could bleed, would it bring me back? Or am I lost in this silent black? I’m terrified of what I’ve become A distant father, a loveless son Do you feel me fading while I’m here? Standing close, but disappearing clear If love is fire, why am I this cold? Holding you, but losing what we hold