I kept waiting
Waiting, needing
For you to reveal

I need you to show me
Exactly how you feel

Too afraid to say it
You shy away from me,
My heart

Until the day,
You kiss me gently

And stop.



I look up at you
You grasp my sweater tight
Look at me, past me

I can not see you anymore
Your eyes possessed
What’s happened to my sweet?

Seizure induced love

Love induces seizures
Epileptic joy

You walk away from me
And I know
Oh how I wish it wasn’t true

I see it in your eyes,
The nothing, the blankness
The canvas of love
I had so gently painted
Fades away

You look at me,
Forgetting who I am
Lay down
Exhausted, your eyes closed

I move slowly,
Afraid to disrupt your rest
Your tranquility
Your pain

I sit beside you,
Lay, afraid to move you
For I know
I know

This is not a natural rest
This is forced,
This is your mind
Torturing you
Killing you
Slowly.

I hold your hand
Your eyes blink awake
Can’t focus
Can’t see me, past me

I feel tears lunge at my eyes
But hold them in
Afraid to scare you
Hurt you, anymore

I ask you what you remember
Slowly murmur
The bus
You look at me,

Blink.



Once so strong
I see past your eyes
I see your spirit soul
Such a kind gentle heart

Sweet, innocent, childlike

And this man with no defences
This man whose lies and guard has fallen
Kisses me
Remembers me

Pull me into an embrace so strong
That it strangles him
Tires him

I hold you
My sweet gentle tired prince
My love, my joy, my sorrow
Begging you to sleep
To give your mind a break

I run my fingers around your tired face
See your long tall body, curling, like an infant
Into my lap, into my heart

This is when I knew
I knew for sure
Without a single doubt
Love

Waking up again,
You turn your head and look at me
Our eyes connect
Tired, lonely eyes
And I know
You know

You have revealed yourself

And now, we found love.