One Day

I stare at these grey walls around me,

The ones that have surrounded me

Every single day,

For the last seven years.

Seven years.

Seven years of my life have passed.

Seven years I have been in this cell,

For a sin I did not commit.

These dank, dark walls seem to close in on me,

Suffocating me,

Mocking me,

Telling me that I have no escape.

But I fight through this feeling,

This helpless feeling inside me,

That I will be trapped in here forever.

I fight through this feeling inside me,

And I keep my hope alive.

I keep my hope alive for you, my love.

I am but a shadow of the man I used to be;

I do not remember much from my past life.

But I do remember you, my love.

I remember your beautiful face,

I remember your beautiful voice,

And I remember loving you

So strongly, fiercely, passionately.

Our love was strong, was it not?

Our love was fierce,

Our love was passionate.

Our love could have withstood anything.

Remember that time –

Seven years ago –

Remember how you made a promise to me?

That no matter how long it took

To be free from this place,

You would still be waiting,

Waiting for me with open arms?

One day I will be free, my love,

And I will come back to our little house

In the midst of the woods.

I will scoop you into my arms, hold you tight,

And I will never let you go again.

One day I will be free, my love,

And I will hold your hand again –

Without a care in the world –

While we walk in the sun together.

One day I will be free, my love,

And we will have our own little family,

The family that you always wanted to have.

One day I will be free, my love,

And I will give you everything you ever wanted.

Don’t lose hope, my love,

Because I will come home for you one day.

Till then I only ask one thing of you, my darling.

I ask you to stay true to your promise.

Promise me, that when I am free from here,

You will still be waiting for me,

Waiting for me with those open arms.

Promise me this, my love…

- Rhea B.

18.11.2012

Stay Strong

I used to think you were so bubbly and cheerful.

I used to believe you were so happy with life.

I used to think that your shy demeanor was

Only a part of your sweet personality.

I believed that all this was what made you uniquely you.

I never knew that it was only a mask –

A mask for all that pain you stored inside.

I never saw the signs, never saw the warnings,

Not until you opened up to me.

Only now do I see everything.

I see those eyes glisten with unshed tears,

When you think no one else is looking.

I see you smile at everyone, telling them you’re happy;

But no one else knows the truth.

Only now do I see everything.

I see your scars, both physical and mental.

I see how broken you are on the inside.

I see how hard it is for you to keep it together,

And I see how hard you’re trying to fight.

I love you, my dear one.

I love you with all my heart and soul.

I will stand by your side and will help you fight

And I will help you get rid of the demons that haunt you.

That day will come, dear one.

That day will come –

The day when you will be free from all the pain and sorrow;

The day when you won’t feel like you need a release from that pain;

The day when you will be able to laugh with true happiness and joy.

The day will come when you can take off your mask

And show the world that you don’t care what they have to say.

That day will come.

Just believe in yourself and stay strong, dear one;

And say that you will wait for that day with me.

Because I’m by your side, through the thick and thin,

And I’ll be by your side forever.

-Rhea B.

16.08.2012