What Remains, Jasmine Render

What Remains by Jasmine Render

And then she woke

Dried the evidence of the night’s weakness

Glancing around the empty interior

She was alone

Her breaths not joined

Her thoughts not validated

But she didn’t feel alone

Not anymore

She felt the presence of those in her life

Those that chose to be there

Not leaving when it suited their journey

Their growth, their peace

Their skewed reality

In those moments of sorrow

when the world seemed to close in

She couldn’t help but retreat

back to her old regime

Allowing invisible predators in her mind

Wreaking havoc on her growth

But as she runs her hands over her face

She realizes

Her smile remains radiant

Her body remains beautiful

Her love remains fierce

Her heart remains pure

Her strength remains unmatched

She was never alone