I stood guard,
Rigid,unwavering.
I watched over,
Making sure nothing passed.
Dark was the night,
And as long as I could remember.
I stood guard right at the boundary,
Nothing should pass in, and nothing could go out.
It started full of motivation,
That I could do this.
But the sun never seemed to rise,
The Night never seemed to end.
But I could never let my guard down,
And I waited, determined.
Soon the dark started to pinch my eyes,
The absence of light started to hurt.
Oh for the morning I yearned,
But it never came.
And I wished something would indeed happen,
Although that was exactly what I stood guard against.
The longer I stood, the more I yearned,
To stop guard, to just let the walls take care of themselves.
And then when I was least expecting it,
You came.
You smiled, and although it was dark,
I felt light creep and linger in that dark world.
And I stood stunned, not ready for this,
And you came closer , and everything lit up.
The closer you came, the more I lost my senses,
I didn't need to guard anymore,
The walls didn't matter,
I didn't want the light to go away.
And you came closer and closer,
And walked past the walls,
Pulling me in with you,
And there was no more darkness.
No more walls, no more waiting,
No guarding.
And as amazing as your entry was,
You stood up and left.
I still feel how our fingers lingered at the last touch,
How I wished you didn't leave.
But you did leave,
And left the world dark again.
The walls were all broken down,
And the dark was three times as dark now.
It was a desolate world,
Full of helplessness and misery.
And I had to build the walls higher now,
Because you trespassed,
You trespassed into the breaches, the threshold of my heart, my soul,
After I allowed you in, and took it all away.
And now here I stand, standing guard again.
In front of higher walls, and a more watchful eye.
In a darker world, with no morning,
Because too much was taken, and too little left.
*You trespassed.