Here I Am

"Here I am",
Beaten, bruised, forgotten,
I clinch the gravel between my toes,
Attempting to ease the pain,
The bright red blood drips slowly down my bare back,
Scars across ever inch of my body,
I'm brought to my knees,
Whether this is from the agonizing pain,
Or you're stunning beauty I'm not sure,
The cold blood has left a trail of deep red and protruding goose bumps,
I'm shaking uncontrollably now,
It's your job to decide my fate,
Do you make me wait here?
Leave me?
Do you make me take your hand?
Or are you just going to put me out of my misery?
It's in you're hands,
With each passing moment the pain multiplies,
Growing in size and intensity,
And yet you stand idly by,
"Here I am!",
My coarse voice is raspy and weak,
"Acknowledge me for God's sake this is torture!",
The pain is excruciating,
It's...it's too much,
Another chilling sensation hits my chest,
I can't decide if it's my blood,
Or my sweat,
Or maybe even my tears,
At this point it doesn't seem to matter,
You gently place you're hands on my shoulders,
It's empowering,
The blood coursing through my body grows hot,
My trembling slows,
I weakly attempt to raise my head,
And we meet eyes,
They are bright blue like I remember,
Truly breathtaking,
You're beautiful face staring back into my tattered one,
Deeply, yet seemingly without emotion
But wait,
I catch my reflection in you're eyes,
My scars...they're, they're closing,
The blood is returning to my face,
As I watch myself reform I catch a gleam leave your eye,
A single tear falls from you're still unchanged demeanor,
I watch as it lands on my cheek,
You kiss it against my face,
Then,
Without a sound you release my shoulders,
Turn around,
And then walk away,
Keeping me alive long enough to repeat this cycle,
And when you come back,
Here I will be.