The most
unsettling
place that
I have
known.

the darkest
place
that
I am
alone

are the
places

I am
without
you.

tangled
within
myself.

unsure
of even
my own
human
nature.

the world
still reaches
out to me.

yet I am
afraid
to welcome
it in.

afraid to
seek my
fortune.

of chance
or change
or Destiny's
wishes.

I knew once
I was safest
in your arms.

in your
dreams

in all that
surrounded
me that
was you.

and now
I have  
not felt
that way
in a very
long time.

and my  
greatest
fear
is that
I may never
feel that
way again.

why would
you ever
choose to
leave me
here without
you.

unprotected
in the silence.

unloved in
my heart

alone,

missing
kisses,

in the dark.