He’s out for blood

I had only 5

I had to live

Had to convince him

He held a knife

To my neck

Threatening me

“Please

Don’t do this…”

“WHY”

“I-I-I-“

“Shut up, kid!”

“NO! NEVER! BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!”

“I HAVE A WEAPON!

DO YOU WANT TO DIE?”

“No? I have a life, just like you”

“And?”

“And I wanna live that life

Unlike you

Going around

KILLING people”

“You’ll be next in a few minutes”

“You could never!

I know people

People who are

Greater than you

Better than you

Smarter than you”

“I could kill ‘em all”

“Do you want to go to jail?

For years?”

“As if I could care”

“You want to live

A worthless life?”

“Since when

Was my life ever

Worth living”

“Since forever”

“Since never”

“You’re amazing

You just don’t

Make the right choices”

“I’m fine with my choices”

“No you aren’t!

You’re not okay!

You’re suffering

And hiding it

By ruining other’s lives

By taking it from them

For your own entertainment!”

“…”

“Don’t even say I’m wrong”

“I couldn’t

It’s all true”

“Let me live

Let me live my life

With enjoyment

And gratefulness

And happiness”

“That’s your life

Not mine

It’ll never be mine”

“It could be yours

If you find something

That your good at

That you enjoy

And love

And cherish

You can do anything you want

As long as you put your mind to it”

“Thanks, I’ll let you go”

“Only if you come with”

“What?”

“You heard me, didn’t you?

Come with me

And I’ll show you

The greater things in life”

His smile filled me

With joy

To this day we live

Together

As a happy couple

I changed his life

And he made mine

Better

We helped each other

In many ways