June 13th, 2023 One can dream
What I mistook for your warmth I now realize was actually a freez… You found me, built me up Then destroyed me You claim to care about me
I want to walk away I want this hope to stay I’m twisted and torn My promise, I’m sworn To see you again someday
My vision clouds with these tears Tears made from our memories Maybe one day the they will stop Or I won’t feel them anymore
As the waves crash along the shore Which seems so far away, I ask myself; Why do I swim? Pushed from a ship
If you told me To lay down my arms I would raise my shields Yet I surrender If you warned me
Long-lost souls unite, Tears of joy in heartfelt hugs, Reunion’s embrace.
I cut this final cord. So why do I still feel bound? Oh, another cord.
The only fitting punishment The Gods could conspire To make us pay for our transgressions against the… You stole the stars from their sky
Were your reasons true? Were they for me or for you? Was there really nothing we could… I wonder. Why was it easier to hide?
This hope A cold burning A flame made of shadow Fueled by need and fueled by desir… Goes out
It’s easy to tell someone, “Just move on”, When you weren’t the one In their shoes. It’s easy to tell someone,
To Love is to abandon All rational and logic To act out of character And find depth within yourself To love is to put your wants
Are you eating enough? Are you staying hydrated? Are you loving yourself? Or is your breath left bated? Are you sleeping enough?
This bed is too big I have too much space These blankets are too much Engulfing me, but I still shiver I have too much food
I mourn not for what we had, I mourn for a future lost. A foundation laid of promises, Promises that now seem so easily b… I cry not for this loneliness,