of attempts to keep light from seeping through irrelevantly desperate fingers

my heart breaks to see you go
aching
bleeding
I want to tear it out
anything to end this agony
you've been my light
the candle in the dark room of my life
you are my hopes given flesh and breath
you are my dream of the me
I've always wanted to be
so close I could almost reach out...

but the deed is done

my heart lies across the floor
I stare at it from the corner
it beats yet
ever so slowly the seconds tick by
as blood slows to a stop,
the spirit perishes with the final gasp
my mind fades into oblivion
if only they knew
if only you could stay
and teach me how to be
beautiful