Don't Leave Me

Ah, don't leave me!

I need you,

More than air,

More than light.

I feel your departure

Like a shadow lurking,

A truth waiting to unfold.

You say you love me,

You say you need me,

You say you want me.

Then why does fear coil so tightly around my heart?

I am so weary.

Why must I ruin what is good?

Why let the fear of loss

Pull me under,

Drown me in doubt?

I long to trust,

To let go,

To breathe freely—

But the fear whispers still,

And I am lost in its tide.