But I see nothing.
A blur of life passes by.
The lives of others.
Lives that will continue after tonight.
I carry my broken spirit away and lay the pieces on the cold floor of a dark room.
I hope to let the pieces rest now.
Slowly.
Numbly.
Calmly.
I pour the last living part of me out.
I lay down in wait for the darkness to consume me.
But it does not.
You have watched me tonight.
You were there the entire time.
You saw it all.
And you are unafraid.
Only now do my eyes open.
The darkness is still there.
But it will not take me tonight.
You are breathing life into the broken remains,
Of my body and soul.
And for the first time I am aware.
I need you.
I need you more than the mirages I've been chasing.
They are the lies.
They are the darkness.
They are the lover who left me here to die.
But you.
You pick me up off the floor.
You take my broken heart.
And you hold me.
The arms I've been longing for,
I realize,
Are yours.
