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Awake. Alone. Not Lonely.

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Morning.
Sky: bright.
Early.
Awake.
Alone, but warm.
Comfortable. Serene.

The knife in my heart
Twists
As expected
But the pain is... distant.
Intensity: diminished.

As though someone has poured anaesthetic down the blade,
And drop by drop
It enters my chest cavity.
Slight numbness;
Still the pressure,
but infinitesimally less pain.
I think of you, to test myself.
Ouch.
Small discomfort.
I whisper your name.
Oh, beloved. I still miss you.

But the crushing agony abates.
Perhaps only for today.
I resolve to make the most of it.
I think I'll give this year a chance.
The last few days... they haven't been so bad.
I only promised to survive until the year was over, but maybe, just maybe, I will take one day more, one at a time.
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