did i leave your hand dangling unheld for too long when i was lost? 
would my pining, would my kisses, would anything in me have made anything any better? 

i offer to you the ashes from the pyre of our intertwined hearts 
the storms, having passed, let us see the stars again. 

slowly, i will heal, and we can be 
but my strength now is spent. 

i just need my feet on the ground 
i need to just stop 
i need to be me. 

i love you.