Spring
By Spaz
I walked down the hall.
My steps so quiet,
Not even I could hear them.
As some of my friends walk by, they smile at me.
I don't smile back.
She won't let me.
Then you walk by,
The one who is always there,
The one who disserves so much more than I can give.
I see you smile.
I can't help it; I smile too.
She can't stop me.
It's been so long,
But I finally feel the solid, black, veil,
That has wrapped me so tightly in its clutches,
Begin to fade and fall away.
She is slipping.
She digs her horrible talons deeper,
Trying to tighten her hold.
But the warmth of your smile touches my heart.
Like Spring's first thaw,
It melts the hard, cold lump of ice
She has made it become.
I hide the tears that are fighting to escape my control.
I take your hand in mine.
Your eyes dance and sparkle
With a mixture of joy and relief.
I search myself,
For the coldness that was once there,
Deep inside me.
I can still feel
Where those awful claws
Had sunken into me,
I know the wounds will never really heal.
That the monster of loneliness
May one day rise in me again.
But with you walking
Here beside me,
I can feel Spring coming.