Winter Will End Someday

This love,

It hurts.

    She heals,

And I hurt.

What is this worth?

   How much can I take?

     Am I humble enough to admit my mistakes?

Love shouldn’t hurt like this.

     I am not a punching bag. Not really,

But I told her I’d stay steady while she healed.

     She promised me she was ready.

She didn’t know what she was saying . . .

     And now it’s raining.

Now it’s snowing.

    And it buries us.

It buries us.

   I’m not as brave as Samwise,

I can’t carry us.

   All I can do,

Is try to trust you.

    But when you push me away,

And another day, 

    Slips by,

It gets harder and harder to try.

    I told her I’d stay steady while she healed.

This is no big deal.

    It’s no big deal.

If I can take it,

   I can make it.

And she can heal me when I need it.

    I know she can.

I know she will.

   Love is worth it.

I know it is.

    I still believe in us.

I have enough in me to trust.

    She can pull away,

But I’ll stay.

    I’ll stay.

We are crazy in love.

   It’s okay to be crazy.

It really is.

    Being normal is strange. 

We all create monsters,

    To protect our inner child from being hurt.

It’s okay to have walls.

    It’s okay to have demons.

It’s okay to be a monster.

   I’ll stay

And I’ll play with her monster;

   And I’ll let her dance with mine.

I’ll let her in.

    I’ll give her my mind.

I’ll give her my soul.

    And I’ll give her my time.

I never want to diminish her shine.

    I can take it.

I can make it through.

    Winter will end,

And the sun will come out again.

   I can make it until then.

-CH 11/30/25