I was there.
I saw you fall.
I've tried, but I just can't move on.
Your blood laced across your face
Like the spider web of cracks across a broken egg.
And now I know how that must've felt
Because my tears feel the same way.
I can't let go.
You never go away.
I can't escape you.
Through the day I try to forget
And when I sleep at night I always see you
And I can't decide if I'm having nightmares.
So that's why I'm here.
On this rooftop
And scared.
Was this you?
When you felt the wind and called me
And told me what to do
And lied and cried and leapt?
I want to forget
I want to forget
I just want to forget…
Suddenly the air changes
And I feel heavy, heavy, heavy
Too tired to get down and too tired to jump
Too tired to move on in any direction.
So I fall
Slowly
Backward.
I'm caught by strong arms
They wrap around my chest and stand me up
They grip my sagging shoulders
They belong to you, and you whisper in my ear
"Stay alive."
"Stay alive."
"For me."
Blackness pricks around me
And I feel your presence vanish
My eyes open to emerge from sleep
I am alone
Again.