Love's Excision

The emptiness consumes me, the darkness encroaching,
I've given up praying, and lost faith in hoping.
I've given my heart in return I was broken,
I'm not worthy enough to save, but can't leave myself open.
Found the man of my dreams, who managed to complete me,
And fill in the places where I used to be empty.
The bond was so strong, the desires were so fierce;
We could never be broken, but it's not as it appeared.

Through storm and calm, faced it next to each other,
We held each other up, forsaking any other.
An unbreakable force as we stood hand in hand,
How could we ever know this is where we would land?
A darkness moves in, that neither can defy,
A ghost he can't fight staring me in the eyes.
His fury so strong, yet forced to watch me wilt,
His love in conflict, he reduces us to ashes and silt.
Helpless and hopeless I watch my love disappear,
That rock I clung to is no longer near.

My heart is empty, my vision is clouded,
My future condemned, my certainty shrouded.
The light that I loved, gave me strength and balance,
And now leaves my world a crumbling palace.
A place where love lived and kept me safe from harm,
Is now the wound from where love has been torn?
The love still exists as strong as ever
The memories of that brightness will last forever.
I cling to that light, that love and that passion,
For letting it go is too much of a challenge.
That brightness, that love and that strong hand to hold
Is far too enticing for me to let go.

He'll remain in my heart, in my mind and my tears,
And be the first thing I think of when I face my own fears.