I see you, watching. Making sure I don’t slip away.

The presence of danger is all around, dancing with devils and talking to the moon, I listen I can hear it, I can feel it, waves crashing, pounding against my ribs, aching to be set free and cause turmoil and destruction around me. My head is a mess, weeks of sleeping till noon, not brushing my hair often enough, weeks of staring at blank spaces hoping to feel anything. Napping at six at night so exhausted from the night before, from never sleeping, I wonder if my mind, if my body, my soul will ever know peace. I wake up, I see you, standing in the doorway eyes gazing, and you are there, you are always there, watching me, protecting me, loving me. Keeping a close eye on the human being who is spiraling downward at a fast pace. You are always there, making sure I don’t sink so low that I can’t find my way back. Always there to make sure you grab my hands before I jump off the ledge.