My heart is numb

My soul feels too much

My mind is a warzone

And I am but a casualty

I fall and do not get up

You try to help

But do not comfort me

With hugs or touch

Because darling

The only help I need

Is for you to sit beside me

To wait in this silence

For the battle to end

Even if the war still rages on

Your presence is genuine

Unlike these shadows

Your calm is like a balm

Against these demons

So darling

If you will

Sit beside me

And let’s talk with silence