she was a sick little girl
with dreams of conquering the world
but she was bound to her bed
because of the demons in her head

he knew how bad it could get
he knew what was inside her & yet
he stayed around, day after day
he promised he'd make the demons go away

there was little he could do
she was already infected, he was at risk too
but he lay in bed with her all day, all night
he made sure she wasn't alone in the fight

some days were better
some days were scary
but he never left her
he never got weary

on the few days she spoke,
she spoke nonsense that didn't add up
but she knew with him she could speak freely
she knew that him she could trust

on the worst of days,
sometimes it appeared to her
that his hands were claws
and his intentions to hurt her

she saw his eyes as burning red
his teeth as sharpened knives
she felt the hunger in his stomach
to take away her life

these delusions got the best of her
at times she tried to run
but he silently stood at a distance
and made sure she was safe until these delusions were done

eventually he would appear back to his normal state
and she would realize what was true
he wasn't a monster, he wasn't a demon
he was a beautiful boy; through and through

his eyes were of melted chocolate
and his smile worth gold
his hair a little messy
and his hands were perfect to hold

he couldn't make her demons go
he couldn't numb the pain
but it made it easier to cope with
he was the sunshine during the rain

she never understood
why he would always choose to stay
because she never could give him anything
and often, thanks she did not say

she was quiet most of the times
her demons spoke too loud
she'd just close her eyes and try to quieten them
she didn't want them to speak aloud

so the boy and the girl often sat in silence
and that's what made her wonder
if it wasn't her words and it wasn't her actions
why did he bother to stay with her?

she never asked him, however
she was afraid he might leave
so she just stared at the sky
and prayed for peace

she prayed that he would have all the happiness
all the joys, all the bliss, all the love
she prayed that no worry would ever hurt him
that he'd have protection from above

she prayed that one day she could be strong enough
to be his guardian angel
she prayed for her health and strength
so that to care for him she would finally be able

and that's the story
of the boy and the sick girl
who, even though they seldom spoke,
wouldn't give the other up for the world