u/Klutzy-Reputation276

As I continue studying
my psychological archeology,
an evanescent consciousness
transcends its disconsolate captivity.

Lugubriously secluded in isolation,
partitions render futile conclusions.
Precluded from futures once treasured,
I acclimated to that apocalyptic nightscape.

But effervescent love undulates
with each carotid gurgle, my blood
and ancient esoteric sounds
resonate into a resplendent euphony.

Cut –
Exsanguinate –
Cold –
Expiration –

Quickly now!
While my blood still froths...
Take it in; take it all;
Revive that which was lost;
Assemble your missing parts;
Repair your broken heart.
Take my life,
and live gloriously!

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You.

White button down shirt.

Under golden light.

Black dress pants.

Head held high.

Nervously confident.

A smile then grew.

A spark in your eyes.

That was when I fell for you.

We have spent lifetimes finding each other.

Fought endless wars to get back to each other.

At this point nothing can kill what we have.

Not monsters, not ghosts, not time.

We will endure

Survive.

--

Don't take away my world.

Thinking you know what's best.

Let us rebuild our home.

And leave what they did in the past.

I always knew you were brave.

Strong, loving, and wise.

You’ve endured every day.

Believing their hurtful lies.

Now you know it wasn't true.

There was a reason for your pain.

I still loved you through the night.

You were darkness's bane.

Lay down your walls.

Lay down your fears.

For I will do what you have done.

and wait my thousand years.

You are worth every ache

Every tear and day.

Because ever since I met you.

My life has never been the same.

If they keep you down.

If you're afraid to speak.

If guilt and shame hold you back.

If you think that you're too weak.

Then come to me and you'll be free.

We'll get you on your feet.

Choose what makes you happiest.

Even if it's not with me.

I came back not for myself.

But to tell you you were loved.

I couldn't stand another minute.

Of you believing you're not enough.

You have always mattered.

So much so that in fact.

"You" survived the torture.

When even I wasn't left intact.

So if it takes 1000 years.

To heal from what they did.

Or to find your way back out.

From the dark in which you hid.

Know that I am strong.

Resolute like rock and stone.

Building a life with space for you.

A place that we'd call home.

Should you ever come to visit.

Or change your main address.

You'll always have a home with me.

My life, I give to you the rest.

Context: When I was 17, I got my first job as a cashier at BJs wholesale club. During break or waiting to clock in, I would go to the electronics section and the song 1000 Years by Christina Perry was playing on loop. I'd walk down the aisle with TVs on each side with the music video playing simultaneously on all of them. The video is full of glittering lights and it was always magical to walk through it; I'd walk back and forth feeling things deep inside me trying to wake up.

With my emotions back, I now remember feeling deep love and grief. The song, and those moments mean so much more to me now. That's what the poem is based on, how I felt back then hoping he felt the same but knowing now that if he did, every day felt like 1000 years.

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