I've been acting like I'm strong but the truth is I'm losing ground

With tears in my eyes I begged you to stay
You said, "hey man, I love you but no ******* way"

When I felt us fading
I knew it was our last time
I felt our laughs grow weaker
The silence stretch longer
It didn't hurt when you left
As it did the times before
I have come to accept our parting
Although I did think we'd last a bit longer

You are not the judgement people make of you
Nor are you your supposed flaws
You are not entitled to believe you can't,
Just because they said you couldn't.
You are not the servant,
Of the demons that envelop
Your entire being at 3:45am in
The morning.

Instead

You are the little things in life
That make you happy.
You are a beautiful Sunday morning.
You are the way your eyes sparkle
With happiness when you read a good poem.
You are the chirping of birds at 9am.
You are everything great.

But most importantly,
You are YOU

-JN

And when you gaze long enough into the abyss,
The abyss will gaze back into you.

You were the only thing keping me alive


                                                   -g.l.