I'm being rocked,
As if to keep me
Awake.
Roughly I shake,
I hit my head
As I fall.

I want you to go,
I want you to
Stay.
I don't need you,
But my bare hands
Without you,
I'd sink.

I wrap arms around
A bloody head,
Wishing not to
Think.
I speak to myself
Soft,
Kind words.

I turn away,
Only to feel warm
Lips on my neck.
I sigh one last
Sigh,
And reach for your
Hand one last time.