Don’t talk Don’t speak Don’t beg! Don’t look at me with so much dread! This world isn’t held up by my hands! You weren’t made to follow my commands! Go, Leave, Before I plead! Before this world crashes on me! Before my hate and love explode with a fire Of all my dying desires. Of all the pain I have ever felt And all the need that keeps me knelt, By your side for much to long Burning my insides all along! Don’t talk Don’t speak Don’t beg! Don’t think of me inside your head! Don’t fill yourself with so much dread! Don’t ask for me to return instead. Don’t think Don’t whisper Just breath, Let everything settle And let everything be. -ALC January 16, 2017