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Empty Air

~~~ Hey guys, I'm back with more trash. Hope you are enjoying your day and the holiday. And for anyone who needs it, don't forget that you are loved, that you are worth something, and that someone cares about you. Please stay strong! ~~~

I am here again.
Wallowing in misery,
I wear it around my eyes
like a cloak of ebony night;
I can see nothing,
nothing except for you.

My eyes are leaking 
fresh tears,
my hands are reaching forward,
but they are grasping nothing,
only empty air 
that is filled with you.

I am frantically searching
for you, panicked that I will never
see you again, and the tears
that sting my eyes are of no help.

Why am I here?
I'm afraid there has been 
some sort of mistake.
This cannot be real,
I cannot see, 
I cannot breathe, yet
all I care about is 
holding your hand in mine
and trying to fix empty promises.

You are broken, 
shattered on the floor 
beneath my feet,
cutting me with every step I take,
but these burning tears I cry
are not for me, 
they are for you.

Tell me, are you crying too?
The rain hasn't stopped,
it is a constant downpour,
and the skies are always gray.
Are you hurting too?

Please, don't try to fight it alone.
I know you are strong, 
you had to be for so long,
but please, let me hold me close,
let me be your shoulder to cry on -
I don't want you to suffer alone.

Your face haunts my waking memories,
and it haunts my dreams.
Please, my sweet ghost, don't be sad,
don't look at me with your red rimmed eyes,
I will do anything just to see you smile.

Yet, as I reach out to hold you,
my eyes leak fresh tears;
a veil of ebony night surrounds me,
and I am left reaching for empty air.