You came back
With a vengeance

I must not have buried you
Deep enough

Part of me wishes
You would love me
But another part of me
Wants you far away
Where I can never hurt you

Maybe it's for the best.

I kissed you while you slept
And stroked your soft cheek
And dreamed of a world
In which I'd still be there
When you woke up
But I only exist
In the sweet hours
Between dusk and dawn,
While the world lies
Still.

A diamond in the teeth
Of a demon
Untouchable
But mesmerizing

A warning in the midst
Of a hurricane
Too late to run
But who would want to?

Closing
My lungs are closing
My mind is racing
My heart is pounding
My world shattering
My hope failing
My eyes shutting
Once and for all