After all these years,
You’ve come back to me.
I get to look into your eyes once again.
But there’s something about you
That frightens me.

You look cold,
Alone- dying inside.
Your shimmering, beautiful skin
Has turned pale- almost white,
As though your soul has been tormented- ripped apart inside.

You never sleep
Pacing, stalking, prowling
As if you are some ravenous creature,
Watching- waiting for your prey.

And your eyes,
Oh! How they glare,
Always on the lookout.
The anger and pain burning within them
Pierces my heart.
They look so sad- as if they have never seen joy,
Or love.
How I wish their brightness and passion- shimmering, beaming- would return.

But please,
All I’m asking for is a chance,
A chance to show you,
I could be just as good as she was;
Maybe even better.
I have always been there for you;
Caring for you- taking you in when no one else would.
We could make it work;
I’d make it work.
Forget the past- what happened to you years ago.
Please, for me;
For us.

But, you don’t.
You yell at me; push me around,
Like I have no soul; no breath; no life.
You pace; and you glare at me
With those eyes that dig into me,
Tearing at my heart- shattering it; breaking it.