u/Mikerstein

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There were no more words 

Left for my lips to tell you 

So I whispered "stay"

On my eleventh I recall that 

As you blew out my candle you promised 

To fight this darkness by my side 

To share in the yoke of my silhouette

For each night I awoke from my slumber

You were always there by my side 

And my body saw reason to keep holding on

But now you have left me 

Even though you promised 

You would stay in in this fight with me

I know you do not owe me 

Neither coin nor time nor presence

But you promised me 

In my naivety I thought

A promise meant something

-micahogugua