Hello

Hello
Would you come by today

Take my hand gently

And whisk me away

Far away

To someplace safe

Far from people and sound
Where we can both stay
For a while?

No talking
I just need to sit
And feel something
The support of the chair

And the floor

Against my feet

And your warmth

As you sit here with me

Like you used to

No 

I'm not ready yet
Not ready to talk

I just need to be

In the moment

And not even think

No point

It won't change a thing

So why bother?

I need some time

To drift back and live

In the way that things were

I need to reflect

And feel sadness

Do you mind?

I don't want you to be bored

When you're with me

Why?

Why did this happen?

WHY?

Oh, let's not do that!

Please forgive me

Let's not bring it up

I'm sorry
There's nothing to say
So why bother?

It's a new day

And
We can't run away
From what's happened

You're here 

You're here with me now
You're right here
You're here, and that's all

I could ask for

Just know
That being with you

Is what matters

Be patient, amor,

Be patient, please

I just want to relax
And focus my gaze
Toward the window
And the light that it casts
On the wall
See the shadows that fall

And the patterns
The shapes and the angles
Projected

Now
You know me

After a while
I'll warm up a bit

Crack a fresh smile
And say, "Hey!
That one patch over there -
Did you notice

How it's lighter
Than all the rest?"

It's strange

The way my mind works

But you'll hear me
You'll know what I need
In that moment
You'll reach for my hand
"Hello!"

That's all you needed to say
I might manage a "Hi there!
How are you today?"
But you'll stop me

With a touch to my face
And you'll kiss me

So passionately

You'll kiss me

Wait!
Just give me a moment
To take a good look

And adore you

Now 

How I've missed you

The shape of your face

And your mouth

As you smile

Not surprising

I still recognize

Every detail

And the color

Of your eyes
So expressive 

So full of life

And emotion!

I'm shattered
You know
Nothing's the same
I don't cope well
With the weight of this pain

I am sorry

I don't mean to give you

This burden

I'll stop talking
You're here with me now
And I'm happy

I don't want to chase you away
Will you stay?

You say, "Honey,

Sure,
I know that this hurts
And I'll stay

I wish I could help you

More
With the pain
'Cause I love you

You're doing just fine

Trust me, my love,

There are much better times

Ahead

Don't worry
I'll come back to you soon

Just call me

And I'll come here to you

We'll have time

I promise you

Soon 

That you'll

See me."

It's quiet
The shadows moved a bit

I still watch them now

From the chair 

Where I sit

All alone

Thanks for coming

Thanks for taking the time

It was good to imagine
Your voice

And your smile

And smell you

Wrapped in your arms

For that moment

There's no way to reach you
No way to phone
No way to

Convince you

To come back home
Where we laughed
And made love all day
And nothing could touch us

We were safe

With each other

Together

Thank you

For stopping by

Thank you

For saying "Hello"

Thank you
For the happiest times

Of my life

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