Stay With Me

The red light ended so quickly-
how I would imagine a solar system would look
coming to a silent, peaceful end

There was a woman dancing in the streets
she felt free and perfect-
connected to
the cold air and
scared up trees

There was a little girl
with the same green eyes
crying on the concrete 
under the same trees

She came at her to fix her
but the girl turned away
thinking
please don’t lie to me about how ok I am

What do you need?
thought the woman
Stay with me.
thought the girl 

no one said anything
no longer attempting to amend reality

She sat. 
The girl cried 
She sat
Stay with me,
the girl cried 
The woman sat. 
She cried. 

I've tried everything to fix the lump in my throat
A lifetime, maybe more,
Of denying reality 
Stay with me,
it said today,
In the red light of my meditation lamp. 
I sat down.