Held Breath

Inhale...exhale. And then there's nothing. That same nothing that lies within our awkward silences. That same nothing that keeps our defenses up. The same nothing that was there when we did everything we thought would make us grown. Paradise?... Lost. And yes we were stupid, and yes we made stupid mistakes (no, we can't take them back), and yes--we lost what made us...us. And here we are. Now, I don't know if we right, but I do know that even though something was lost, something was gained. And we may never be the same.