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She secludes herself
she fights demons in her head
while you soundly sleep.
Sometimes she wakes you,
panicked, only to tell you
to go back to bed.
Sometimes you tell her
that she should open up more
she nods absently.
She says she’s okay
that nothing’s bothering her
But you know better.
You know better than
to let her think she’s alone
as soon as night falls.
Nights when she’s silent
are the nights you hold her tight
in her broken sleep.
One dark night, she wakes
crying, shaking, in your arms
her heart floods the room.
You reach to touch her
you tell her that it’s okay
‘cause you know it is.
Look her in the eyes
you hold her face in your hands
kiss her so softly
In the night, she falls
into sleep so unbroken
in her sleep she smiles.
She smiles, just for you
for you defeat her monsters
you and you alone.
