I wait. I fade.

I wait.

I fade.

Smiles drawn onto paper --

A false sense of security

With the heart stripped

Down.

I love, I live, I love.

I hurt, I die, I hurt.

A cycle; my cycle --

Come around again.

I fade.

I wait.

Love grips me tight.

I'm unable, too unstable

To leave you behind.

I find comfort here.

But is it real?

I'm invisible; I'm not here.

The irony, too much to bear.

I wait.

I fade.

Building with silent words,

Manifesting into emotion.

Left bare in the wind,

Where will I go?

Quiet understanding;

Hearts collide.

Will you be okay?

Beauty in pain --

I can still love.

This soul holds on.