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Alone
a poem
i close my eyes softly as the walls close in around me,
reminding me i’m alone
because you decided to say goodbye
to this world in which i know not without you.
there was a time i lived my life
without even knowing of your existence
but you scooped me up,
holding me in your arms on the eve one summer night,
whispering to me how safe you felt
but also how scared you were…
that i may decide to walk away from you one day,
should i ever come too close to knowing the true you.
yet it’s you who walked away from me one day,
on the eve one winter night,
as i looked at the blinking stars,
merely awaiting your presence
as the cold grew harsher
and the night grew darker,
but you see,
you never showed.
perhaps it’s because the roles reversed,
and you got to know the true me.
i was vulnerable with you,
and i let you in all too easily.
for now i lie here by my lonesome,
as the walls close in around me,
suffocating the joy i ever once had,
that was ignited by you and you alone.
goodbye my lover.
goodbye my best friend.
goodbye my soul mate.
goodbye my sweet.
