It hurts

This life

This existence

Everything

Life is cruel

So are you

No, I don't believe that

I never have

I don't know why I lie to myself

I know what you are

But I don't know why

Why you do these things

Why you're one way one moment

Then the opposite the next

Why I still do this

Why

The smallest words mean the most

Life's funny that way

Ha ha

I'm not crazy

I just think I'm coming to the end

The end of my rope

I've held on for so long

Held on to the hope

The hope that you will be different someday

No one can change overnight

That complicates things

That's what you are

Complicated

I get to know one part of you

Then another side appears

Confusing me

Don't know why I bother

Maybe it's because I can't escape

It's not you holding me down

It's me

I'm stubborn

I won't leave you

It's not like I could, anyway

You'd follow me to the ends of the earth

I might as well accept it

I already have

I don't accept this, though

The thought that this is who you really are

No

Must be more lies

I wish you'd make them go away

So I can see you

Sometimes, I think that's what you want

To show me the real you

After all this time

I still believe that

I shouldn't

But you keep giving me hope

Damn it

Just when I think nothing's there

Nothing left to live for

You reveal a tiny secret

And I hold onto that

With both hands

My whole heart

Trying to bring it to the surface

But it's too late

You've withdrawn again

I want to scream

But I don't

I just sit

Take your poison

Your abuse

It hurts

I already told you that, huh?

Oh, well

I forget sometimes

The mind is a funny thing

Doing the opposite you want it to do

The things that happen

The worst of them

They're always remembered

But, then again...

So are the ones that bring hope

A smile, a soft touch

A split second when everything, and time itself,

Stops

And is perfect

But I can't live on those alone

I've tried, though

And I'm getting tired of trying

Trying with no results

I can't do this alone

I need your help

I know you need mine

But you won't admit it

You refuse to

Or are you afraid to?

Afraid you'll appear weak to me

You could never do that

I'll always know your strength

So please

Prove to me

Prove that a person can change

And that is isn't out of weakness

No

It's out of love

Or something closely resembling love

It doesn't matter

I just want, no

Need

Need to see you

Without the anger

The hate

All of it gone

Leaving you

Just you

And me

That's all I want

Though, it may seem to be too much

I have a feeling you can do it

Right, Bakura?

My other half

Show me you're not what you seem

It may save me

Or you

But probably, most of all,

It'll save us

Our future

Do it for that

Please?

Thank you...