The light became distant,
His glow was gone
The once constant shimmer
Was no longer present

She said, I didn’t mean to take your halo,
I didn’t mean to pull it over your head
And twist it around you neck
You weren’t supposed to choke
I didn’t intend to make you cry

I was going to loosen my grip
But you ruined it again
I remember the words,
The ones that woke me out of bed
For once your hands were still and weaker than ever
You couldn’t hurt me,
Suddenly it was my turn

I tightened your halo,
Watching your fake glow, your fake kindness
It was killing you,
From the inside out
I stood above you
Watching your eyes slowly close,
I stood and I cried,
I cried tears for me, tears of relief,
Relief that I had removed you from my everyday life

I watched the last ember die out
And I knew you were gone now
I knew the hurt had vanished
I finally brought myself to take the time
To take the time and let myself smile

 
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