Finding The Lost You Poem by Maya Reid

You constantly ask how this all started
How we came to be
And it hurts me every time
I know how hard it must be for you
To be so close to me
When you’re so far away from everyone
You keep yourself under lock-and-key
No one gets inside
And you weren’t expecting me to be no one
But even though this intimacy hurts
You can’t just turn away
And act like this means nothing
When the going gets tough,
The tough get tougher
I won’t let you give up
I’m an all-or-nothing kind of girl
Who won’t take nothing for an answer
And I know that you have dark parts
Inner demons swathed in shadows
Demons that are swallowing you whole
Your demons are no different than my own
But you can’t cheat your way through this game
By becoming those demons you achieve nothing
Except pushing us all away
And throwing our love away
Why can’t you see?
That I love all your parts – dark or light
You wouldn’t be you without them
Why can’t you see?
Lost swimming in your eyes
Drowning in your thoughts
And in thoughts of you
Finding a path through the shadows
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
I know that you can make it through the darkness
You’ve got a light
Even if, right now, it doesn’t want to shine
Don’t worry – I’ll let you borrow mine
I know that you’re a dark dark maze
But you helped me through my own
I will return the favor
Even if you’ve convinced yourself that you don’t want me to
Together, we are strong
So please don’t be afraid to need me
Remember, I need you too
And so I’m saying
I’m never going anywhere
I’m not going to leave you here to die alone
My goal is to help you heal your life
We cripples must stick together
What else would you have me do?
I can’t walk away
I can’t live without you
And no matter how much anger you feign
As you tell me to leave
Always and forever
I will be here
No matter what,
I’ll still love you.