I've watched the light.

I’ve watched the light go out of your eyes
The bright glimmer fade into the cavernous deep
Deep green gems, washed pale blue by pools
 
Your eyelashes are wet with the tears of your grief
Spill over onto your pale beauty of hope
Smearing darkness into your cheeks
 
Your brow furrowed and etched in pain
Words cut like a knife into your chest
And hollow out your insides
 
I see your pain and watch your despair
It cloaks you in its depths
And covers your brightness with its shadow
 
I know how much you hurt inside
How you howl within the emptiness
In the confines of your mind
 
I wish you to feel peace again
To sleep with the knowing of rest
And wake with the hope of the dawn
 
I want you to smile again and feel joy in your heart
To let love in again, into your heart and mind
And release the guilt into the light
 
I know you can laugh again, a true laugh
A laugh that forgets you are sad
And shows you the way back to your heart
 
Look into my eyes and see how much love I have for you
Know that love is true, for it comes from you
And from your loved ones all around
 
I love you and will help you heal
With patience and kindness
I will watch over you while you find your way
 
Come closer in the mirror and feel my words
Let the light back into your life
Please love yourself again, as I love you
 
For I am you
And the person I see in the mirror
Is me.
 
February 2024

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