My Inner Companion

I stand on the roof
My limbs feel numb
The ground so far
My heart so torn

It hurts every day, to live and to breathe
Why do I stand here, asking to be freed?
My sorrows take over, I recede to the back
The days pass by, monotone, blearily

I want this to be over, the pain and the hurt,
Why am I like this, when everyone else is not?
I look at the skyline, a beautiful grey,
I wonder what it would be like, to go out this way

My breathing slows down, I walk to the edge
I don’t need a note, no one really cares
My mind goes numb, but alive all the same
I close my eyes, a calm washing out the pain

Someone calls out, wrapping me in their arms
I look around, I am alone
The voice comes back, screaming at me to stop
But I am alone, who would care?

Warmth surround me, coming from myself
I realize that, I don’t really want this
I smile at the sky, the stars peeking out,
And walk back home, heart light and whole.

– Risanah

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