The Undoing

Peace without you,
Torturous with you.
Yet, I cling on.
Bonds unseen
are harder to sever.

Where else would we turn,
but to each other, though
words unspoken hurt more
than deeds done and unforgiven.

Your concern is unfounded
though you walk a thin rope.
Would it make you stronger to know
that the ties that last
remain long after the cords are cut.