“Life Goes On”

Love wears off.

“Just hold on”

Before the lights turn off.

Those lights

That were always on

The sparkles in your eyes

Reflecting pools of mocha and emerald

Reminding me of the mint-chocolate

From your campfire smores

Or of the coffee

At that café

On the corner.

Some love wears off,

But my love for you never fades.

You took those beautiful lights

From me.

All those times you joked

Said maybe you wanted to get struck

By lightning.

Those times you said you wanted to die.

After moments of vulnerability

You laughed.

You smiled

And said it was a joke.

But you took your rose-coloured lips

That surround your pearly whites

From me.

Your took your shaggy black hair

That your mom recently made you cut.

I guess that means

You took your just long enough

Black hair from me.

You took your musical laughter.

You took your all-encompassing happiness

From me.

Because in those moments

When you were most vulnerable,

You shared them with me.

You thought it would be safe

Because I was your best friend,

No risk of losing your

Boyfriend or girlfriend or whatever.

You know I would never tell.

Stay alive, Stay alive for me…

It was those simple words

Whispered that night.

Those words were the promise

That you couldn’t seem to keep.