my life is dead
nothing
meaningless
a sad waste of energy
a mediocre attempt at living
a depressed gob of matter
I go through my days
a faded spectre
dreaming of what life might taste like
hoping for the spice
praying for the sweet
my life is bland
I am deaf, blind, mute
I cannot taste
I cannot feel
I am in the dark
but the details are still painfully clear
just out of reach
I have no control
I am the waking dead
the slumbering life
yet... hope lingers
I count down the days, the hours
time between life
when I will see you again
when I can look upon your living face with my blind eyes
and run my numb fingers through your vibrant hair
those minutes I am with you
feed my dying spirit
your face, your arms, you
you relight my sputtering flame
protecting my spark from the wind
sheltering me from the rain
I will grow in heat
I will warm you
if you stay with me
I will become a fire
roaring flames so high
so strong, so bright
stay with me
all I am asking for is protection
you are my hope
you are my savior
time spent with you
isnt spent
it is saved
every precious second of your smile
your lips
your hands
is a sparkling jewel
a diamond, a bright golden coin
I wish to bathe in these riches
I wish to be wealthy with your hours
but my wishes are in vain
so I save these coins, these jewels
they are rare, more precious, more worth
I save these riches
so that I may feel a warmth in my face and arms
so that I may be sustained
so that I may perservere
clinging to these precious seconds
I may not be so dead
or so meaningless
you are my only light
my illuminating night in the deep black days
yes, I would rather bask in your sun
but days turn into night and nights into day
you are all I have, all I need
so let this warm night last
let us take joy in the stars before the morning drowns them
you are my steady moonlight
whom I love more than the breif and burning sun
please stay, lead me to life
I will follow your nighttime stars
if you give them for me to follow
never again will I wander the purgatorial desert of living death
never again will I walk the gray paths, or tread the black ocean
never again, if you lead me
stay with me, protect, be my hope
lead me to life, I ask again
lead me to living.
-hilary