If true love comes from two loving unconditionally, then what is it when one gives up?
Is pain ensued? Does the relationship deteriorate?
Does one stand up and take on the burden of two, sinking lower and lower to save the one they love?
I believe so, that if one person gives up, the heart of the other may be broken, maybe even shattered, but that person will love still, fighting desprately to keep what they hold dear close, to love that person more than they ever could without this test. My pain comes from this source, I fight, I sink, I slowly begin to drown in a flood of my own tears. (Agony)
My heart tells me to stop, to give in and let it consume me as well, my morals and mind tell me no, I must keep fighting, for the sake of the one I love, for the sake of all that could be. (Hope)
My body fails me, my heart rate slows under the pressure, I breathe less and less. Will this be the end of me? Can I hold this up for two?
My mind now wants to surrender to the darkness ensuing from the broken trust and love of my partner. I fight still, my breath coming in short gasps as I struggle with the tasks ahead of me. (Toil and Pain)
She still says no, she feels the same pain, refuses to fix it. I fight on, knowing that someday my body will fail me, though I'm left with the knowledge that I saved a life and that I kept them floating. (Unconditional Love)
I sink, breathing my last breath into her lungs. She shakes, watching me fall deep into the depths of the abyss that intends to devour my very soul. I smile, watching her reach down to me, calling my name. (Realization)
Too late, I fall, the monsters of the abyss pulling me down. My heart stops, pain doesn't leave. My eyes close, I see her face, brimming with life before this happened. My last thought escapes my mind, torn apart by the demons waiting to devour my body and mind. (Death)My love never dies, still burning deep within my still heart, even when it is ripped from my body. I see her in everything I look at, how she could have been the one to feel this pain. I'm glad I saved her. (Unconditional Love)
The devil stands before me, wielding the thing that rips souls and tears dreams. I smile, standing open, ready for him to destroy me. He looks at me, confused, still poised for the assault. Demons cannot feel what we feel. I feel the blade tear into me, I laugh, knowing that I saved her and that she still floats. It pierces my heart, I still feel the love. (Unconditional....Love)
My body crumples, those last words escaping my lips as the demons descend with wide smiles, ripping and tearing at my mutilated body. I feel the physical pain, but it's nothing compared to my love, I stand, a dead man walking. They retreat, the devil digs again into my flesh. (My love stands)
I throw him out of the way, walking slowly but surely to the one I love, still bleeding, still dead, I need to make sure she survives. My body falls several times, more and more often as it realizes the pain. I ignore my body's pleas for relief, I must find her. The tears stain my face, not of pain, but of love. I find her still where I left her, tears falling from her beautiful face. (Sadness)
I stride to her, wiping them away, telling her it's all right, that I'm not suffering any more. (Lie)
She pulls away, thinking I've come to deceive her, to lead her away from the light yet again. I love her still, finally letting my body fall into the water. She grabs me, pulling my mutilated and scarred form into a hug that is so powerful, it heals my flesh and cures my wounds. (Sin Forgiven)
We rise into the air, coming home at last just as the sun sets on our time on planet earth, I've helped her pass the test. My love grows more, still keeping us in the air as she begins to lose faith in our buoyancy. I take on the weight of two again, no falter, no misstep, I keep her close, knowing that she'll be in paradise soon. (Unconditional Love)
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