Fade to black.

I watched as it all slipped away.
Knowing it was happening.
But not wanting to reach out and catch it.
Was it something I knew was meant to be?
Or something I simply hoped would not be true?
Either way... here I lay.
Slipping into the black
The light fading from bright white
To darker and darker gray.
Giving in seems so simple.
Giving in seems like the right thing to do.
Giving up is all I know.
Giving up is all I fear.
The light fades away.
Crimson flowing into the darkness.
I'm sinking into the black.
Not wanting to see the light.
Let me slip away,
Ever so gently