Do Not Let Us Go Poem by Shilesha Johnson

Trying to fight back the tears my eyes want to cry
Because after everything we have shared I have nothing left inside
I just feel so dead
I feel so restless
So breathless
Everything we worked so hard for; don’t want it to go to waste
Our destination is right there, so close I could almost taste
We have not yet reached our peak
My heart is spilling over
I think I have a leak
You touched my heart
You touched my soul
You have learned what no other ever cared to know
You came into my life
As a stranger
And became the one to
Protect me from any danger
Made me happy
And erased my anger
You never failed
Always made me feel what I needed to feel
You never stood me up
In fact you were ALWAYS that one
To always be on time
Always the first in line
And it hurts knowing that we have to put that on hold
But in the meantime
I’m not letting go
And though I’m in pain
I can’t let it show
I have to be strong for you and me both
So please hold on
And never let US go