The Significant Other

She wrote:

Sometimes at night, I wake up

Scared of the world, perspiring from

A bad dream, wishing you were there

With me. I close my eyes, think of happier times

And rock myself to sleep.

And I watched over you.

      I watched you rock yourself to sleep

     When your pillows are sodden with

     Disgusting tears spent for him.

I watched you belittle yourself

     Everyday, crying, satisfying his wounded ego

I looked over as you lay

     Sprawled on the bed while his nasty

     Chiselled body lay over you, shuddering in

     Orgasmic convulsions

I also saw you stare at the ceiling, moaning,

     Pretending your climax, or almost.

     For he never cared nor noticed.
I noticed your sad demeanour,

     Loneliness

     And I wanted you to know that

     I would like to do more than

     Just watch; and that day,

I watched you wake up with a start

     When I tried to console you

     In the middle of a bad dream,

     Only, I frightened you more.

I saw your horror, terror and decided

     To wait till he breaks you further.

     He didn’t disappoint, for once.

Soon I came unto you, gave you words and dreams

     And started playing with your hair,

     And touched the glitter of your nail-paint.

I learnt to let you trust me,

     And to talk to you of my love

     For you.

     We talked for days together

     And laughed aloud a lot

     Till they caught us in the act.

I watch over you now, my love,

     During your therapy sessions

     With the doctor who gropes

     You in your sleep

I tell you now, my love,

     One of these days

     You and I

     Will unite and let nothing

     Come between us

Only a matter of time, my love,

     Till the doctor is convinced that your

     Schizophrenic other

     Is put to rest.

We will soon be together, my love,
And teach that pervert what it means to mess with us.