The Thing That Bind Us

I

You were on the other side of the wall

I reached out a tiny hand

And entwined it

In yours

 

A thin piece of rope

Tied our hands together

Bound at the wrists

Fragile and sparse

Trembling with our laughter

 

Neither of us

Decided to let go

We nurtured the string

That binds us together

 

Growing stronger each day

Crawling upon our skin

Drawing us closer

Together

 

We were cast in a spell

Of love

For what reason

We do not know

 

As time passed

The string began to rip apart

By the sheer force

Of the harsh reality

 

There became a lone strand

Of the occasion

About to snap

Any second, any moment

 

The things that were splitting us apart

Brought us closer together

It strung us tightly

As if to say

‘There is no backing out now.’

 

Which neither you

Nor me

Have the intention of doing

 

Moments of illusion

Clouded my vision

 

Bound together

Closer

Tighter

 

Coiled around my neck

Were the loved we shared

Squeezing my breath away

 

Insides

Threatening to spill

Killing me slowly

 

“Breathe”

You whisper softly

Unto my ear

Sending shivers

Throughout my body

 

You held me close

And snapped me

Out of my daze

 

Realization dawns on me

I may be dying

But I am the most

Alive I have ever been

 

For I greet death

In your embrace.