I lure you into conversation
To find your smile,
Illumination.

Can you find time for this soul,
To smile with me,
Make me whole?

If you're lonely I'll be a friend,
I'll fight for you
Til the bitter end.

Dead,
Bubbling
Under the skin.

Scars,
Broken lines
Boiling within.

Fear,
Gasping
Dying today.

Dark
Bravery
Coming out to play.

Hush,
Silenced,
All put to bed.

The scars,
Bravery,
They are all dead.

His mustache twitches,
His monocle gleams,
With the tap of his cane
It's Silent.

His pea-coat is ironed,
His buttons shined,
With a wave of his hand
It's Silent.

His expression falls,
His slacks wrinkling,
With a hands to his chest
He's Silent.

I've drawn my line in the sand,
I know this isn't what you had planned.
Such distance between us two,
I'm trying to crawl away from you.
You left me beaten, battered, bruised,
Never in my life had I been so used.
"No" was never in your vocabulary,
If it was, you had it long since buried.
As your hands fought against my pleas,
Pushing me to crash down on my knees.
Your ears were wide open, wide shut,
Your eyes a cruel gaze twisting my gut.
You never heard a word I had said,
You left my heart cold, sick, and dead.
I'm left numb from the feelings you severed,
I'll be left holding this shattered psyche forever.
But I'll begin to put myself together again,
Slowly, I'll find myself a way to mend.
If it takes an eternity, that will have to do,
As long as these lines keep me far away from you.

A credit to humanity,
I've lost my insanity.
Like feathers of a bird,
I'm filled with words.
Like ink inside a pen,
I'm flowing once again.
My mind finally free,
I've returned to being me.

Her mind was filled with clutter,
Rainy clouds that bellowed thunder.
They loomed above like sad balloons,
On top her heart and head, cruel goons.
Until one day he cleared the clutter,
Took her heart and cleaned its gutters.
The storm clouds in her head then parted,
With his light, her life finally started.

My heart is elated
Just from a few hours
Spent stroking your hair,
Your head in my lap.