My heartbeats are erratic and fast,
And my existence relies on an irregular beat.
Ever since birth, the message my heart sends
Is that my essence is incomplete.
I fear the dark; it reminds me of death.
The inside of a coffin is a forever image.
A child's fear of night, is one I can understand.
But you make the abyss dimly glow
With the softness of your movements,
With the warmth in your words.
You have given me a dream not yet dreamt,
Where we hold hands and together escape
The eternal darkness... and all its weight.
And as the years in my life unfurl,
Some unexplained sadness causes
Cramps in my heart to grow and
Emotions like migraines to pour.
It is an impermanent peace,
This hand resting on my shoulder
That, so torn by the material world,
Holds softness that subtly works
By revealing meaning to my sorrow.
And your voice is quiet, I know
But its whisperings provide
A stillness to my ponderings
And brings me closer,
To a concept of immortality.
Your soul is the scale
Upon which the lightness of my existence is placed.
You wander beneath with greater burdens than
Shoulders deserve to bear.
Meanwhile, I fear, your walls crumble
Faster than they can be rebuilt.
Though there is chaos
That I cannot explain -
You calm me down.
Even when your world
is all light, and all noise -
You calm me down.
