Flashbacks

My heart races, my palms sweat,

A sigh, a gasp, a moment stollen in silence,

Memories of a dark night long past.

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My body quakes, my heart breaks,

Ripping me from my tranquil slumber,

I scratch at the fragments of my reality.

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My ashen face soaked in tears,

Your arms pull me into a warm embrace,

Your caresses begin to calm my torment.

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“Sweetie I’m here,” you whisper,

Your hand runs through my soaked hair,

The softness of your lips upon my cheek.

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The tears are flowing easily now,

Your strokes attempt to calm, to comfort me,

The visions of that night endlessly haunt me.

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“You’re safe here with me,” you whisper,

I look up gazing into your caring eyes,

A forced smile crosses my face.

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Visions of my eternal nightmare plague me,

Sweetly you wipe the tears from my eyes,

Your lips gently press into my own.

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Inhaling your breath awakens my senses,

My arms reach up, slipping around you,

Harder your kiss penetrates my nightmare.

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A hand caresses my cheek as your lips part,

A taste of you upon my lips,

I know I am safe with you, my dear love.

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Safe at last from the eternal nightmare,

Sheltered within your arms,

Our souls entwined in the intimacy of a kiss.

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You my love, you have made all the difference,

A world of sorrow, of self imposed isolation,

Broken down, shared with you my true love.