promiscuous

It hurt when you called me promiscuous

Not because it was so far from the truth

An accusation unwarranted, especially from you

But because you made me feel dirty

When all I wanted to do was not be lonely

When I pulled your arm around me

That one night, I wanted to feel like

I belonged with someone

And when I woke up, alone in bed

Everything just seemed so empty, so pointless

Change

Things move slowly

Like we are underwater

And a minute is no longer

Sixty seconds

Time stops when you

Hold my hand

Resumes when you

Let go

Diagnosis, I'm realising,

Takes time

It's been weeks since

Hope was crushed by

Bad news

Good news told to

Make the scary less

Scary

This changes everything

You said

I didn't think it would

But look at us now

Changed