A somber setting of a light gone by,
As I wipe away the tears that I've cried.
A past.
A lesson,
That won't be forgotten,
I've gotten these feelings before,
But never quite like this,
I insist,
That you leave.
And let me breathe,
For a moment.
All at once, the step that I sat upon shattered and scattered my heart,
Pick up the pieces, this is only the start.
Welcome to my mind,
Where passion is fleeting, while I walk through the halls of my losses and I learn.
Stand up.
You've gotten this far,
Press forward.
Keep writing.
This is my art.
~Robert van Lingen