Because You Were There
Confessional poetry, narrative free verse, and emotional realism.
Juni Felix
7/7/20251 min read
Because you were There
I never got to thank you, for your kindness that day.
When we sat on the floor together, and you listened to me lie.
I said, "Everything is fine."
You said, "You remind me of that meme, where the room is on fire. But everything is fine."
You knew and I knew, that everything wasn't fine.
I could never admit it, but you knew.
Sanity is a complicated thing.
Easy to lose, hard to maintain. But because you were there,
I knew somehow, everything would be fine.
The ashes would settle, and the smoke would clear, and because you were there,
I knew I would rise from the ashes knowing that I was loved.
Because you were there.
So, thank you.
