Thought Bubble # 5

I

Stay.

I’m tired and sometimes

all I want is someone to

listen to me while I say nothing.

Just sit next to me.

Just radiate your heat.

And don’t ask me 

how I am

every single time.

I’ll tell you when I’m ready.

 

II

Tell me you want me

if it’s not a lie.

That you’d want to hold my hand

even if they

have not done

many good deeds.

 

Tell me you care

if you do.

That you’ll be patient 

while I take my time eating

knowing that I won’t even eat

if you weren’t around.

 

Tell me you’ll wait

if you will.

That you won’t leave 

even when I tell you to.

I only tell you

because I’m frightened.

 

Tell me you love me

if it’s true.

That your heart chokes your words

when you see me near.

Someday I’ll say

the same.

 

III

If tomorrow I don’t wake up

at least be comforted

in the fact

that the last person I thought of

before final breath left ephemeral lips

was

you.