The Dark Room

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In a dark, cozy room 

I lay against a warm body 

Pressed soothingly close

Radiating heat

Under the cloud-soft blankets 


My arm wrapped around them tightly

The only discomfort a thought 

Of losing them

And I feel their body move

To bring me in closer


Understanding my needs

My selfish desires

Providing soothing words

To ease my insecurities

In a way I never could


"Will you always love me?"

I whisper

"I can't imagine a world without you,"

The response, an arrow through my chest

Coated with poison that spread


So why when I open my eyes

Do I see a dark, cold room

With a motionless pillow beside me

That I desperately clung to

Under the thin, chilling blanket 





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