I lost you in the darkness
I saw you slip through my fingers
and I knew that I’d never see you again.
You were a strong and beautiful woman,
careless and at ease.
Every night, we’d talk about the future
excitement in our eyes.
But one day, I didn’t smile back at you
I was trapped in a disease.
Life was drained out of me
by two heavy hands.
The darkness entered
as the light drained out.
My breath weakened
and fear crept in.
I grew frail and tired,
scared and weak.
I couldn’t shake the sickness
He followed me everywhere.
Sleepless nights and hot showers
did not rid me of him.
You tried to reach out to me,
But I shut you out.
I cried in silence,
hoping you’d keep trying.
But all that was left,
was a shell of who we used to be.
You are my past,
I am your future.
But who am I now, if not you?
And who are you, if not me?
If only I could reach back
and bring you here.
Erase the scars of time
and start over again.
He took me from you,
and I lost myself.
When I look in the mirror,
I am someone else.
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Piece was submitted to and written for a Prose Challenge #theProse #ProseChallenge #itslit https://theprose.com/post/157046/void
