Stay

All the evidence lies in my eyes,
The pain that has never parted,
All the tears that the past has shed,
The scars that never departed.

My heart still lies on the floor,
Unswept, abandoned, disregarded,
Along with the feelings and emotions I had,
I am numb and they are discarded.

My body aches.
I feel exhausted.
Will this burden never leave?
I want to live.
To breath again.
Or must I continue to grieve?

Leave me alone!
Stop following me!
Will the past never leave me alone?
Will it insist to stay and never go?
Or allow me a life on my own.

Stop haunting me thoughts,
Stop rewinding the film,
I think you've made it clear.
Is this what you want?
To show me again,
And have me live in fear?

I'll have no more.
You've said enough.
It's time for me to talk.
You stay here,
And be silent---I warn,
While I go for a walk.