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Numb Savior
December 15, 2017
never the outside,
you
and me
and my silence drowned on your chest,
listening to your heartbeat,
memorizing how it beats,
memorizing how you breathe,
don't
turn the lights on
because they feel like darkness
keep the lights off
because they feel safe
be there
be around
close
shut off the noises
shut off the world
don't me
my numbness
but be there
be around
© Ilyssa N., New City, NY
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there's moment in life where you can only save yourself, but someone's presence feels so safe