Stay

Stay.
Don't let your mind
go down that dark road to loss.
Be.
Be here with me, and hold my hand:
we'll cherish what we've been
and who we are.
Don't go.
don't leave me here alone,
the empty space beside me
like a pillow puffed with pain.
Hold
this moment, and hold me;
together we can face what lies ahead.
Breathe, my love,
Breathe, and then keep breathing.
Please.
Don't stop.
Don't.
Stop.