Unattainable
I hang my lantern
to light his way.
He holds
my delicate dreams
in his hands.
His skin is all
I breathe as I
desire the unattainable -
an incomplete masterpiece
on sullied canvas
holding court
in the sky,
waking up my eyes
to touch, to taste
ingrained on my mind.
In clouds of shattered hopes
my naïve heart drowns
up to my neck in tears,
broken glass
hurled against frustrated
walls, sealed in a box car
never to be opened.
I swallow the bitter taste
of glowing need
as I walk alone
in a black
and white photo
and he is nowhere
in sight.
Broken
You have left me broken
into a billion pieces
No one could ever put me back
You have shattered my heart
Playing with my emotions
Pretending you loved me
Pretending you cared
But you never did
I fell into your trap
You splintered the wood I was standing on
I now fall into an endless pit of darkness
Waiting
Waiting for someone to save me
Many years pass
Before someone does
By then it's too late
There is no glue that can put me back
I will always have that missing piece
That one flaw
No matter how happy I seem
I am broken
Time Bomb
My soul was broken 'fore the night was through,
My heart lies splintered all along the way;
Tell me, my love, what have I let you do?
I played my part, I must believe that's true,
Though I'm the one who feels the pain this day;
My soul was broken 'fore the night was through.
A shattered image reflects back at you,
In what's become, I've learned I have no say;
Tell me, my love, what have I let you do?
The words you spoke in kindness were so few,
The world around me turns deep shades of gray;
My soul was broken 'fore the night was through.
You faltered as the love between us grew,
And couldn't keep your demon thoughts at bay;
Tell me, my love, what have I let you do?
I don't know if my life will start anew,
Will root itself in love without your sway;
My soul was broken 'fore the night was through,
Tell me, my love, what have I let you do?
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