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Angel Wings
The silence falls between us.
"I'm scared," she breathes
And I shake out my words.
"I know."
It's all I can say.
"It'll be okay."
"And if it's not?"
We've been saying the same words,
Trading them back and forth,
For most of the night now.
I've got a million thoughts
But I don't give them away.
I've never heard a phone ring like that.
First time out and I knew, I could feel,
Something wasn't right.
She was crying before "hello".
"I'm scared."
And I can feel it in her voice.
So am I.
Those I keep to myself.
"Stay strong. We'll get through it."
"How can you be sure?"
I can't.
"Because I have you.
And we've been through worse."
There's silence for a minute
Her soft sobs overtake words.
Please don't cry.
"I don't know what else to do."
It's like she can hear my thoughts.
"Don't think the worst."
"I have to."
You don't.
"Just relax. It'll be okay."
What if it's not?
It will be.
It has to be.
She breathes, "I'm scared."
And the silence falls between us.
"I'm scared," she breathes
And I shake out my words.
"I know."
It's all I can say.
"It'll be okay."
"And if it's not?"
We've been saying the same words,
Trading them back and forth,
For most of the night now.
I've got a million thoughts
But I don't give them away.
I've never heard a phone ring like that.
First time out and I knew, I could feel,
Something wasn't right.
She was crying before "hello".
"I'm scared."
And I can feel it in her voice.
So am I.
Those I keep to myself.
"Stay strong. We'll get through it."
"How can you be sure?"
I can't.
"Because I have you.
And we've been through worse."
There's silence for a minute
Her soft sobs overtake words.
Please don't cry.
"I don't know what else to do."
It's like she can hear my thoughts.
"Don't think the worst."
"I have to."
You don't.
"Just relax. It'll be okay."
What if it's not?
It will be.
It has to be.
She breathes, "I'm scared."
And the silence falls between us.
Published 8th Jan 2013
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8th Jan 2013 7:19pm
I like this poem because my girlfriend and i always get in a fight and then tell eah other that we are scared of loosing each other and that the one thing that her and i dont want. I like this poem alot.
8th Jan 2013 9:22pm
My girlfriend and I kinda do the same thing. We don't fight as much as we used to but any time one of us gets scared over anything we both get scared of losing the other. Ultimately I think it's our greatest fear and we always end up making the other to promise never to leave. I know I never could. Even if I had to.
