Trigger Warning: mentions struggling with unaliving but the person deciding to stay.

"Don't do that stupid thing to me,"
you are one I love and need to continue to be.
Not enough loved ones grab and shake,
to let us know what we'd leave in our wake.

But I had one who really did,
stated strongly doing that again is a forbid.
You are also one of the ones here to stay,
and I am glad for the ones who got in the way.

Their love helps us climb out of the hole,
and let's us know our absence will take a toll.
So stand with me and continue to be,
because hoping again will set us free.

© Kai Amber