You wake up
Feeling heavy
Feeling like giving up
And I open my eyes
To see you in despair
I hold you
You rest your head on my chest
And tip of my chin
Touches your head
You say, you're scared
And I say I'm here
You say that's not enough
And I don't know what else to do
What else, other than to hold you
And soothe you with words and humming
And tried,
I tried so hard,
And you did too,
You let go of me
Stood over at the edge of the bed
Stared into my eyes
I gazed back
I wanted to scream
Right there
Right then
The demons I formed
While taming yours
But it's okay
I tell myself
You get up to leave
And this time
I don't care
I let you go
And I let myself free
I breathe
And so do you
We needed this
Just a different air to breathe
