Stay

Three words. Don't leave me. The only words that are said during someones hour of desperation. They are only said by someone who can't imagine you not being a part of their life. No one says this unless absolutely neccessary. Nobody says this unless their gaurd is let down for just an instant, and no one says this unless they are scared. I have uttered these words before as I looked into the persons eyes. I have felt so alone, so empty that all I could do was cling to the hope that this one person would stay. Because when you say "Don't leave me" you are saying, I am scared, please stay. Stay. You are saying talk to me, sing to me, or just simply lay with me. Help me block the world out for just a little while. Don't say anything, just let me feel you so that I can know that I am not alone. In this world together. I used to say that to someone.
And if the person loves you, truly loves you, they will stay. They won't leave you alone to drown by yourself. They won't allow your heart to break without trying to mend it, and whether or not they believe it themself they will tell you that it's all going to be okay. They will let you soak their chest in tears and rub your hair back out of our face in a way that can only be comforting. For just a moment you'll feel the peace of a child.
So being on the other side of the fence at a time in my life, please, when and if someone tells you "Don't leave me" just stay. Because they would never has said it if they didn't trust you enough, if you didn't mean that much to them, if your comfort is the only thing that couldn't settle their soul. They wouldn't drop that gaurd at all. So stay.