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Welp. I'm trying my hand at poetry. I'm not much of a poet per se, so keep that in mind. Anyway... Freeform!!

Your Angel...
A full moon
A star studded sky
The air thick with breezes and fireflies
I remember nights like this.

When you and me would lie
And count the stars
Chasing lightning bugs with our minds
Laying in the cool, soft grass.

Even then you talked of her
Dark eyes dreamy
As you spoke of the sun
Of joy
Of releif
Of how you wil finally feel happiness.
But I was happy
As we talked of dreams and stories
Laughter dancing in the air

But now
At night I hear you
Crying
Seeing only darkness
At day I see you
Tired
Shielding your eyes against the harsh light
You always talk of her now.

I feel the emptiness tearing you apart
I sit and wonder
What happened to your heart.
What happened to the sunlight
The sparkle in your eyes
The excitment in your whisper
The joy in your smile

But now
You feel like no one understands
That one day
Your hidden angel will appear
With white wings and pure intentions
She'll sweep you away
Away from the sadness
The pain
The emptiness
The lonliness gnawing at your soul
But I'm here.

At night I see you
Teardrops glistening on your lashes
Like flowers after rain
You wonder where she is
When you'll finally be happy...

It hurts.
Knowing I'm not your angel.
That no matter how much I comfort
And ease
And heal
And protect
I'll never be the one to save you.

I want to reach out to your heart, once open
And full of music
And find starlight
And happiness
And fireflies
To find that underneath it all, you're still the same
Ideas floating like bubbles
Shining every color of the rainbow.

But instead
I find it protected by the redwoods and demons of your nightmares
The thorns and cinders
Cut me
Drawing more blood than any dagger
But I press on.
And finally find your heart.

It's different now.
An elegant black hand calmly plucks at the strings
A disjointed, haunting melody fills the air
Suddenly, the hand pulls away
And I can only watch
As your heart crumbles
And fades into dust.
The notes float away
And there is silence.

This is pointless
I'll never save you
All you have are nightmares and lonliness
All I have is you...

A full moon
A starstudded sky
The air thick with breezs and fireflies
I remember nights like this.