All or Nothing

As I scream into the blinding dark
that is tainted with bitter
experience and false hopes,
your virus infects me; an
infection of affection.

I strain to reach and grab
at something, the difficulty
of my task showing in the
flourescence of this love.

Your lit-up eyes glitter
with the flicker of passion,
the blazing of courage and
the sway of happiness.

I reach out to you one last
time, my palm slick with fear.

Skin touches skin.

I look down to see you holding my hand.

I walk this unfamiliar path
but I am not alone.

I've got you and
love by my side.