nakedly afraid of the truth

your footsteps beat with lightning and thunder inching closer with each bolt as i feel your figure at my feet i don’t dare turn my shoulder for you might be there with black soulless eyes a clever grin your hands by your sides so i rush with caution as the streets start to desert throughout the town the clicks of your footsteps seem to fade my shoulders exhale with ease as my grip loosens around my keys i breathe out in release before firm fingers hold me close i turn to ice as clocks stop their tick my feet stay planted there i am staring frozen wide eyed towards you my heart pumping in my ears i pull i twist i shout i scream until all that as left is my voice you tug towards me as my pride leaves inch by inch fabric and cloth bare and broken wet drops move down my aching limbs i am left glued to the floor then all time continues once more left behind me is you who has taken what i never knew.