Comforters
Before you were a nightmare
You were comfort.
You were the soft rocking that lulled the newborn to sleep.
You were the feathered pillow absorbing the flow of tears from the heartbroken girl.
You were the overplayed song that poured out the secrets of a lonely soul.
You were the relentless whisperings of unkept promises.
You were the quiet voice pleading with the broken soul to keep moving.
You were the lover who kept trying although it was hopeless.
You were the blanket of snow covering the shivering, abandoned, house.
You were the piece of chocolate the small child bit into after a bad dream.
You were the warm blanket covering the shock victim in the shrieking ambulance.
But while you comforted, you felt other’s pain.
You felt the pains of
Sleeplessness,
Heartbreak,
Loneliness,
Living in the shadows of endless lies,
Being shattered,
Hopelessness,
Abandonment,
Weakness,
Nothingness.
And somewhere between the comforting and pain
You lost yourself.
You lost the desire to take other’s pain away.
You lost your ability to comfort.
You became another nothing.
Until one day,
You were a nightmare.
Copyright © Elise Garrison | Year Posted 2013
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