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My eyes open to darkness As I frantically reach for safety. It was only a dream, I think, When I finally grasp my duvet. Tears glaze my tired eyes; These nightmares are all too familiar. My mind never rests. My anxiety never alleviates. Life's not been easy. I've seen so much, experienced Such grief, such tragedy. I want to be comforted. I want you to be here. You know how to make me strong. But I can't find you, even though I keep reaching for you. You're stealthy, you've slipped away. I'm lost in my nightmares; You've left me alone. I just wanted the security of your presence. I just wanted to hear your heartbeat. To feel your chest move with every breath. To listen to your deep voice soothe me. To have your hand wipe my tears. But I have to comfort myself, For you will never be back. And I will resort to being distrusting, Closed off, Emotionless, So I don't have to feel this emptiness. This loss of you that you promised I'd never feel. My eyes close, another tear spilling down my cheek. As I try to travel to the nightmares in my dreams, To drown out the nightmare of my reality.
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Apr 16, 2014
Apr 16, 2014 at 10:58 AM UTC
Nightmare
My eyes open to darkness As I frantically reach for safety. It was only a dream, I think, When I finally grasp my duvet. Tears glaze my tired eyes; These nightmares are all too familiar. My mind never rests. My anxiety never alleviates. Life's not been easy. I've seen so much, experienced Such grief, such tragedy. I want to be comforted. I want you to be here. You know how to make me strong. But I can't find you, even though I keep reaching for you. You're stealthy, you've slipped away. I'm lost in my nightmares; You've left me alone. I just wanted the security of your presence. I just wanted to hear your heartbeat. To feel your chest move with every breath. To listen to your deep voice soothe me. To have your hand wipe my tears. But I have to comfort myself, For you will never be back. And I will resort to being distrusting, Closed off, Emotionless, So I don't have to feel this emptiness. This loss of you that you promised I'd never feel. My eyes close, another tear spilling down my cheek. As I try to travel to the nightmares in my dreams, To drown out the nightmare of my reality.
#loss#empty#nightmare#grief
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colleen-cavanagh
Apr 16, 2014
Apr 16, 2014 at 10:58 AM UTC
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