Empty Corridors

I can't remember my past.
I sit and I wonder, "Where am I?"
I try to think of my previous life & I end up drawing a blank.
When did I even fall asleep?
I must still be in this deep slumber 
because I can't figure out a way to awake.

I close my eyes and I see a hallway
with the brightest lights at the end.
However, they aren't bright enough
to light up my end. It's too dark over here.

"You'll get lost" she tells me.
I turn & her eyes are screaming for me to come back
She's scared; She's shaken.
"You'll get lost.." she pleads.
She's dying for me to stay.

But I can't. I have to find myself.
I have to see what it means to be
alive.

One step forward & she screams.
I'm letting go but her grip is too tight.
Her heart is breaking & her eyes are shattered.
"It'll be too different for you; you won't survive"

Discouragement. 

My time is up. 
I've become invincible.
Nothing can hurt me
Nothing will kill me.
My heart is my shield
& I am protected.

Repetition.

It keeps my head in the clouds
& belief in my heart.

When did this happen?
I've reached the bright ending
& she's become nothing but a spec of the past.
Her tears are dry & she's smiling.
She's bruised.
She's cracked. 
She's broken.
But damn, she's smiling.
She's proud. She's happy.
For me. For her. For us.

She is my past.
I am my future.
This hallway was only my present.