I looked around
and realized how vibrant memories
don’t align the way they used to,
and that I too
will someday be just a memory—
a passing moment in time,
mortal and fleeting

She didn’t wanna be herself anymore
She didn’t wanna be anything
She barely felt like life was worth living
She barely felt like anything at all

I want to chase you,
but I am afraid.

I have been out in the cold so long—
if I go, I am afraid
I will never be warm again.

I stood there
alone,
as I was before you—
and now,
after you.

Loneliness intertwined with her veins,
settled in her bones and made a home.
It caressed her cheek,
held her hand,
and whispered the words
she longed to hear
from another long gone:

“Hallowheart,
I will never leave you.
I will always—
always be with you.”

Despair and dread swelled in her heart,
but she clutched its hand regardless,
finding comfort in its words.

“You promise?”

“I promise.”

Moms better now
but im still stuck in that house

Suddenly, I am overcome
by a feeling of belonging.
It is here—
the life I always wanted.
It wasn’t for nothing,
because good things do happen,
and they happen to me too.