the world
is big and
inviting and
waiting for you
on the other side
of that unlocked door
and you have so much
to offer it

but stay

not because it's so much safer
and not even because
I'll miss that heart of mine
that you carry wherever you go.

stay
for the same reasons I do:

stay
because the alternative is unthinkable.

stay
because the air without me is unbreathable.

stay
because the world without me near you
is just another name for hell.

just
please
stay.

01/06/2006