Chasing Dreams [Wattys 2015]

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My heart beats
Faster and faster
As you draw near
To me.

I reach out to
Touch your hand,
To pull you close to me,
But my fingers grasp
The cold, empty air
That suddenly surrounds me.

You disappear,
My heart drops
To my stomach.

The fear
Of losing you,
The one thing
I hold most dear,
Is almost
Unbearable.

I fall to my knees.
They can't support
This burden, crumbling
Upon them.

The cold, hard concrete
Doesn't give me
Any solace, as I
Feel every bone in
My body break,
Piece by piece,
Splinter by splinter.