She asked for my name
She asked for my trust
She wanted it
But she ruined it
I needed her
For so long
She kept me together
But she was gone
Leaving me behind
Brushing me off her shoulders like dirt
But I still needed her
Running after her
Grabbing at her clothing
She ran
And I rolled around in her dust
For hours I wept
Tears pouring from my eyes like rivers in the spring
Months later
Lying in the settled dirt
The last tear falls
She is gone
But I am not
She is weak
But I am strong
When her skin is thin and white
And her breaths are quick and shallow
When her joints are cracking
I’ll still be here
Living my life
She is gone
But I am not
She is weak
But I am strong
