Do not hurt me
This is not a game
I gave you something
That can be hard to tame.
I gave you my heart
In blind faith that maybe
All I needed was your love
To come along and save me.
I trust it in your hands
And I hope you do not squeeze
Just cradle it gently
And put my soul at ease.
Give me a kiss
And look me in the eye
As you tell me you love me
And you’ll never say goodbye.

It’s hard to say
Whether you’ll be okay,
Or if you’ll be crushed
While your heart collects dust.
You can’t really know
When the pain will go.
Perhaps it will stay
Each and every day,
And try as you might
You’ll never feel right.
You’ll reach for thin air,
Enhancing the tear
That’s deep in your chest
Though you hide it with all your best.
The indefinite is what’s worst,
As it’s what truly hurts.
And so it’s very hard to say
Whether you’ll be okay.

Your fingers are like twigs
So delicate and frail.
I fear they may snap
If I grasp your hand too hard.
Your lips are like pink petals
That may tear if I kiss too roughly.
Your eyes resonate a sorrow,
Deep pools that are ready to overflow.
I cannot look too long,
For fear I may cause them to well up
And release more pain than necessary.
Your breath is like a whisper
Trying to call out in the dark.
My clouded senses cannot hear you,
Your calls are too faint.
But your voice is pure
And full of good intentions.
I fear I may destroy these intentions
With my muddled mind
That works in deep waves
Crashing over you.
You are precious
And fragile.
I fear I will break your tender soul
Into small pieces that will drift away with the wind.
But I am also certain
That your sweet fragility
Will ease my hard demeanor
And cradle my rugged body
Until I can hold your hand
Without snapping the twigs.

You want so desperately for someone to find you,
But you are too good at hiding.
You wear a mask so closely to your skin
That it cannot be removed without peeling some off.
Your falsity is poisonous.
It stretches out in wisps of black smoke,
Reaching at those who go by
In the hopes that someone will take notice
And give you what you want.
But you have yet to realize,
Hiding behind false flesh and deceitful dimples
Will not gain you the sanctity you seek in others.
Your lurking in shadows
Will only cast away those who walk by,
For the purest of hearts
Do not dance among the presence of apathetic souls.
So you will continue hiding in the shadows,
Hoping someone will bring awareness to your true being,
While you slowly pick at your false flesh
Piece by piece.

With my eyes wide shut
I will take the plunge.
Not knowing where I will land,
I will lift off the ground
And fall freely into the uncertain.
I will show no fear
And hesitate not
As I glide down, down,
Feeling a rush of emotion soar around me
I will call out to the ground
Hoping for a soft landing.
But since it is not known
What will happen when I stop falling,
I brace myself for the worst,
While wishing for the best.