The cold air filters in through the crack in the door. The empty night sky dances before us behind clouds of morbid grey. I wish it would all remain like this forever. I breathe in. I breathe out. The anger is released. My thoughts are again as tranquil as a steady pond. I am settled. I am once again smiling. Tears have no room here. Not now. Not so close. I must remain strong now. Stand up and face it as it comes down so hard. Like drops of steel raining from the sky. Down upon my head these burdens rest. I shall shake them off for now. Smiling. I shall win this battle. I shall reign supreme, happiness knows me again. Smiling. I will be fine. Death will make amends. He will leave us with sorrow, yet he will lessen our pain. I will be fine. So will you. We will walk together through this mine field. Holding hands. Smiling. Laughing. Crying. Together. We will be fine, you and I. We are like soldiers going off to a war neither one of us can win. Life is a game. Play it wisely. Watch your step. Count your moves. Keep a strong, able eye on your opponent. When death moves, you move. Keep to the right. Remember the left. We will be fine, you and I. Remember the good times, laugh at the bad. Mock death now for it will be your last. Take each day as it comes. Each hour as it passes. Seize the day before it's too late. And smile at the sky. For death does not sleep far away. A million minutes can make all the difference. A small giggle, a light hug can ease a breaking heart. I am falling apart inside. Watching you slip farther away. I am falling apart inside. Wishing I could change it all. Fix it all. Fix you. I wish these days did not end so quickly. I wish you knew how much I loved you. I wish you knew how scared I am, not for me, but for you.