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This poem is not based on a real life experience, but often what I do is I put myself in the shoes of someone who could have experienced this and I write from their perspective. This one is about a husband and wife, (and it's told from the husbands perspective). The wife clearly has some sort of chemical imbalance/paranoia going on and it starts to boil over and keep manifesting. It gets so bad she starts to question the only person she's ever been able to trust, and that really wears on both of them. The husband is trying to tell her that he is there for her and will support her no matter what. He is the best person she's ever met and she knows that but her paranoia gets a hold of her and makes her question that. This poem is him reminding her of what he's seen and how he's still here and that she's forgetting how much he loves her which he shows with words and actions.