Left You Behind

I envisioned a life for the both of us

Safe from the flames of fury that hunted us down

“Together forever, we’ll never falter”

I believed you then, I still do now

My eyes drooped from the weight of elusive ambitions

I closed them for a moment and jumped too fast, too soon

Pristine pillows of freshly fallen snow broke my fall

My fingertips turned to ice, but I was in paradise

Dreams I chased for an eternity were finally reality

But I selfishly left you behind

In the blazing depths of purgatory, unarmed

To fend off our demons by yourself

Only now, they’re your demons, not ours