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Empty
Hot water runs down my shoulders
Onto the rest of my body, making its way
Through the crevices and curves of my skin,
Searching to seep in,
Looking for something within.
I hang down my head
As though bowing to something divine
Trying to fill in
This feeling
This empty that lies inside.
This empty, that I'm trying to hide.
I'm alone here
Along with a thousand thoughts
My skin, it feels warm.
My mind is cold.
You press your lips to my neck
As if trying to suck in
All the despair
As if leaving a band-aid
On my broken soul.
You look so alive
So real
You look happy.
Your body, your soul
Crystal clear.
You hold me close,
You hold me tight.
I'm beyond repair
And you want to make this right.
You whisper into my ears
Hushed prayers
You kiss me there.
You look into my eyes
You see past my lies.
I don't cry.
I close my eyes
And I lean into you
Oh! Take me in
Make me feel.
Make me feel
Something.
Anything.
Everything.
We don't move.
We're stuck.
Between
My hopelessness
And
Your love.
I pull back to look into your eyes
So full and blue,
Full of surprise.
You saved me today.
You save me everyday.
And maybe,
Maybe some day
I'll become
Someone
That
Deserves to be saved.