Nailed shut

There’s an emptiness that will not be filled

It deepens

Slowly

Strongly

Like a moment of stillness

We wait

And we wait

But that numbness won’t go away

How pretentiously we plan our escape

Cover our tracks when no one is there

Like we can outsmart them all

Until eventually

When we look in the mirror

We no longer recognize the person staring back

So we stare

And stare

And stare

Until we have enough practice

To pretend we don’t care

Madly Mine

My shy nature makes me tremble

My thoughts get crazy and senseless

I never know what I want

And people seem to always go on

But you saw me

And I changed my ways

You unknowingly brought out

The best version of me

With you

I’m outgoing

I’m optimistic

I’m joyful

With you

I’m strong

I’m confident

I love

Of course I’m scared

This is the part where I run away

But you love me anyways

Nothing else can make me stay

“…though the heavens fall”

We believe our words

We see it in the distance

The perfect place

We can’t help it

The mind bends

And our will is broken

The cycle never ends

We can’t help but coexist

This misery tastes too sweet

We’re stuck in the beginning

Looking through a swinging door

The smell of simplicity sticks to our souls

We know we can’t to both

We can’t keep holding on

And letting go

Where were you?

I was there when she left

To keep you strong

To make you happy

I was there when you faltered

To keep you steady

To make you believe

I waited for you

When I was alone

When I was in pain

I waited for you

When I was troubled

When I was distressed

A long time passed before I realized

You were never there

And you never would be

It hurt to wish for you

I lost myself in the mist

For missing something that doesn’t exist