"stay by my side", i whispered.
"i'm afraid".
A solid hand clasped my arm and jerked me violently back.
Hair spilled around my shoulders, face bruised and swollened from acid tears,
all that's left of me is the vainty of my existence, the scalding breath of life that burns my lips.
i cannot speak no more for words merely become transparent and unformed.
The majestic rose bades my presence and for me to come hither.
by its side i quiver with uncertainty as i've betrayed its very kind.
I bent and picked it up, where it laid dead in its prime.
A rose plucked was no longer of value to anyone.

The shadow that had led me this far, stepped out into the light.
A loved one. The man i love.
I gathered strength in my will to exert and i coiled my passion around him,
capturing the last few drops of tears that formed before they left his lids.
With each tear that befell on my body, the scars gradually faded.
The weight seem to lift of my very being, and i could breath again.


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with every breathe i take, i gain strength in my self. Thank you, for now i must fly.