Love is a paradox, a beautiful mess of emotions that I can't quite contain It overflows from my heart to my fingertips, a messy, beautiful stain It's the whispered secrets in the dead of night, the laughter and the tears A rollercoaster of feelings that I've learned to hold dear It makes my heart skip a beat when you're near A flutter in my chest, a rush of cheer But like a fleeting dream, you vanish in air Leaving me with shattered hopes, and a heart that's bare I'm left with just a memory, a bittersweet refrain A love that could have been, but will never remain The echoes of what we had still linger on A haunting reminder of what's gone, what's been undone