The Other Half (1/1)

A/N: I was thinking of the greek myth concerning soulmates & scene I read in one of Kresley Cole's books awhile back when I wrote this this weekend. And if you're also reading my story Aokigahara you'll see why I've got vampires constantly on my mind lately.------------------------------------------------------------------------ I live a life stained with redThe taste of copper forever on my lipsHow many lifetimes have I walked this Earth?I can’t remember anymoreBecause time no longer holds any meaning to meIt bares no weight, no valueI’m merely going through the motionsIndifferent to everythingEven the warmth of another no longer brings me any comfortAlive but dead insideMoving yet motionlessI’m free yet I’m trappedMy heart silentWill it ever sound again?Legends say that it’s possibleBut only if I find the other half of my soulWhat that means I don’t knowYet I long for it all the sameTo feel this motionless heart once again beat strongly within this hollow chestTo give meaning to the meaninglessSalvation for the once damnedTo feel something more than this all-consuming emptinessI beseech those of higher powerTo lead me to the answer I seekShine a light that will lead me from this seemingly endless darknessI collide with