I woke at 3 a.m., And I was scared. I thought I’d never be tired agai… But then I remembered the morning And all the joy it brings.

Shambles: They hold my life together. I’m shredded into slices, Trying to hold it whole, And I wonder if anyone

I had no right To fall in love with you. All those times I promised you That I’d never fall in love again Were lies because I fell in love…

I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.

Spring into fall, And we’ve all hit a wall. Love comes quickly. Sometimes, it grows. Summer, then rain,

A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.

My mom hates her life, And I’m too much to juggle, And my dad doesn’t support my mom, And my brother’s never home, And my medicine doesn’t work,

I wish I wish I wish I could swim in oblivion. Have a tummy full of pills.

Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me

The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it

I find it funny That I raised myself From the cradle To the grave. I never got a chance to be a baby.

Love is the sickness. Love is the cure.

Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me

Dancing inside makes me sing. Music turns winter into spring. Dancing inside lights up my world. Lyrics give me wings like birds. Dancing inside all the time.