You ask why I kindly stayed by your side during your darkest hours.
Because I see my reflection in you.
No one came when I screamed, cried in despair.
No one came when I pondered tossing myself off of a bridge,
fantasizing about my blood, flesh, shattered skull upon the sharp rocks below.
Just as my shadows were the only thing ever had been there for me,
I want to be there for you.
When I'm saving you,
I'm saving myself,
Over.
And over.
And over again.
I keep on collecting damaged souls because with each one I rescue,
The broken child in me smiles a little.
How many souls do I help until my own is salvaged?
I don't know.
If it takes