Never Leave Lonely Alone

Never leave lonely alone
Especially in those moments
a lifetime of love, slices clean like butter
and pieces of my heart slide down my chest
and burn into my stomach.

I had a habit of looking away
I used the distance as my excuse.
Now all I can do, to even think of you...
is turn inside of myself and realize you are gone.

I'm the last person in the world to stop looking
when there's even the smallest bit of light.
But I'm looking through the hourglass darkly
because the hurt is too much to fight.

...to be continued...