# On the Steps

Author: Nivulus
Tags: Depression, Dissociation, Poetry, comfort, vent, writing

Apparently I never posted this here? From September. Poetry's not my thing, but it wouldn't leave me alone.
(C)~Nivulus 2021

He sits on the step, staring at nothing  
His gaze is low and unfocused, head slightly tilted

Numb from stillness, his body is gone  
Winds of thought whisper through him  
They steal away, and leave him hollow  
In the absence make themselves louder

She finds him there, his worth bleeding away  
She does not ask if he is okay  
She does not ask for his excuses

She sits on the step, staring at nothing  
Her arm is across his shoulders, head slightly tilted

Warm from embrace, her body is gentle  
Tears of fire claw his face  
They steal away, and leave him exposed  
In their presence make him known

She finds him there, his heart cowering afraid  
She does not tell him it will be okay  
She does not tell him her excuses

They sit on the step, staring at nothing  
She is waiting for him to return  
She will be there

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