You stayed
beside me, your quiet presence comforting
not touching, not talking
understanding these were my demons to defeat

You stayed
a gentle zephyr to calm my raging storm
as I cried about monsters you couldn't see
not questioning, not judging
knowing what was invisible to you
was a living nightmare to me

You stayed
although you couldn't fully comprehend
the panic
the irrational fear
the phantom menaces lurking
in the shadows of my mind

But you stayed
and to me,
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