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The Survivors by Threetails
Huddled close,
The last fragments yet to fall,
We await the dull thuds and the “all clear.”
We survived the worst, you and I.
We were shaken and tossed about,
But you held close and did not leave me.
Another day to hope,
Isn't that what we were praying for?
It's coming, love, and soon.
But our eyes too numb to cry
Scarcely hide our pounding hearts;
The silence, waiting for the new catastrophe looms large.
Can I ask of you something dangerous,
Something bold, something unthinkable,
Something rank with madness, then?
I want to ask you to hope
That the worst is truly over
And that the dawn will find us safe.
Old work from 2011.
Sometimes, when you've gone through hard times with someone, it's kind of difficult to reassure them that things are about to get better.
This is something I wanted to say to my mate for the longest time, and tried to, but never found the words.
We chose to live together (and become independent of family) during one of the worst times to do so. We've dealt with social isolation, a severe recession, constant setbacks, and the ever-present threat of losing everything. It has been extremely stressful going through what we've gone through, with only each other to rely on.
The darkest moments in our lives are just before the lights come back on.
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