I close my eyes
And something dies
Reality doesn’t match these lies
I speak with sighs
My heart won’t rise
Held down with hidden ties
I’m not awake
I cannot break
Can’t let go for your sake
Is it fake
This choice I make
To give and give and never take
I love you so
I hope you know
I pray you never meet my inner foe
I want you to grow
To shine and glow
To be who you are and let it show
Heat map of moments
That took her breath away
Chronicle of choices
When it was wrong to stay
So many reasons
At the end of the day
Whispers of memories
What a price to pay
I drift awake in darkness sweet
My toes caress your sleeping feet
I feel and hear your slumbering sigh
And swiftly how the hours fly
My fingers tangled in your hair
Our breath is mingling in the air
Together curled beneath the sheets
I feel your pulse, your heart it beats
My thoughts are far and yet so near
With hopes as poignant as my fear
The darkness comes
with teeth and knives
I’m hounded by a dream
Chasing, swirling, whirling night
Deeper, harder, plunging faster
Torn by rabid black
Frantic now
the walls are slick
No doors or windows here
Can’t breathe
Can’t speak
Or whisper here
No sound escapes
This place
The Wisdom of Gavroche 