The Price of Magic

Found myself in a dark place once.

Scary thoughts ran through my mind,

Making me feel and see horrible things.

Help me I screamed.

How long has it been?

Days? Weeks?

Months? Years?

I screamed once more.

Lost in the shadows,

There he was too.

A knight in shinning armor,

Whose light was dimming.

He raised his sword by instinct,

Trying to protect himself.

He also has been through a lot.

He looked into my eyes,

Then he smiled.

Help had arrived,

For me… for him.

We hold each other.

We stumbled in the dark,

But we held each other.

Firmly.

As we walked, the darkness faded.

His shine returned,

And so did my hopes.

We charged forward.

Comfortable we got too fast.

Once out of the darkness,

Our lives began to thrive.

It was all a mirage.

When we least expected,

The darkness came back.

Just like a curse,

It was just a trap.

Our love was magic,

And it always comes with a price.

Our price was his freedom,

And my broken heart.