Sitting here watching TV,

I look back at last year.

It's dark;

I've shed countless tears,

I have had to face a lot of my fears.

I'd felt so alone sitting here in my room,

I'd never been so close to the edge of doom.

I don't know how I managed to walk back to the light

But somehow I found the strength to turn around from an easy respite.

All this didn't happen overnight:

I remember sitting on the cliff chatting with  the devil,

He had a lot to say, but I kept level.

He took me on a tour of his abode,

I saw everything that I used to forebode.

I found it ghastly yet I couldn't deny the appeal

Of leaving behind a life where all I wanted to do was scream.

Maybe if I left behind the damaged heart that beat in me

I would finally be able to relax and breathe freely.

I wanted to give up, I did, really,

But every time I almost did, you brought me back to reality.

You kept me tethered to my sanity,

You talked me down from all the highs I flew to,

You made sure that the devil didn't suck me in his portal like he wanted to,

You came and sat on the edge with me,

You sat while I talked, you listened patiently.

You loved me the same even after seeing how broken I could be.

You stuck around when everyone else seemed to leave me,

You wiped away my tears, with your love you healed me,

You never gave up, you made sure I didn't lose me.

It's been a while since that and today we are here enjoying our evening

I look up at you, loving how your eyes crinkle as you're laughing.

I smile to myself as we keep on cuddling,

I feel warmth flood me, in my heart love is blooming.

Yeah, it took time but I think it's safe to say that life ultimately found a new meaning.