The Words That Saved Me

I opened my window slightly, hoping that she wouldn't hear, and slipped out into the sleek blackness of the night. I walked down the street curb, illuminated by the street lamps with small rocks being crushed under my feet. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the thin piece of paper. The words were smudged from the amount of times I had pulled it out and part of it was illegible now. But having memorized it long ago, I stuffed it back into my pocket and made my way down the lamp lit street.