You gave me commitment,
Then claimed I stole your youth.

Only to look for me in everyone,
You brought home with you.

I love to look around and see,
Layers of green surrounding me.
It reminds me of new life
New hope, and new beginnings.

The leaves
Always bask in the sun,
And dance in the breeze.
Never getting lost
In what was
Or what’s to be.
Taking on life
With organic dignity.

Walking along,
I’m mesmerized by the songs
They sing to me.
Glossy-eyed and free,
I drift in and out of reality
Inspired to live in the moment,
Like the trees,
Letting what be, just be.

Dark hair, humor covert.
Your eyes gazing at mine,
Had me unbuttoning your shirt.
I knew first glance, I’d make it work.
I had to have you, I’d risk the hurt.

The patient avoidant to my anxious attachment.
We hear each other until we can’t.
We test so much of each other’s patience,
We were never going to be friends.
Ever since your dark eyes met mine,
I’ve dreamt of your touch, soft and golden;
I can never get enough,
So instead I’m left to pretend.

You skip out early most nights.
It’s alright, I told you I’m ride or die.
I know how to take my pride
And put it to the side,
For the good of mankind.
What’s so great about being right,
If you only end up circling fights?
I say, my feelings can catch flights.
I’m going to do whatever it takes,
To hold you in my arms tonight.

I’ll clear any day on my schedule,
At the chance to be with you.
I wouldn’t say I am a pawn, leaning more toward fool.
But I love a risk, it’s what makes life worth living!
Please take my hand for our dance, my friend,
Spin us around and around again.
Let’s promise to savor every moment,
Until it’s time to end.

I looked out onto the open road
Saw my past present and future,
I Saw into my soul.
I have too much understanding to feel this jaded
I’m too young to feel this old.

I watch the eagles soar the sky,
The birds make me feel alive.
Time goes backwards, it’s alright,
I feel alone,
Every weekend night.
I keep to myself and mind my own,
Ive grown myself up, built my own home.

But I watch as time slips by,
And I feel myself getting harder.
I let myself feel better,
Piddling in my crafts alone,
just like my father.
Watching the sky under the trees,
Every cloud,
Floats right past me.

I dare to stop,
Jump out and just be.
To feel like a bird and have love
Around me.
Where the weekends don’t feel lonely,
And neither do I.
Where the sky finally feels free enough
To fly.

Look into my eyes
See into my soul.
You’ll find love so bright,
It’s worth its weight in gold.
Look inside of your eyes,
Look into your soul,
You find a light gone dim
From a young man turned old.

You painted our sky’s so pure,
Only the warmest purples and pinks.
You grabbed my face and pulled me in,
Kissed me so hard there was nothing left to overthink.
You said our world was only for me and you.
I believe every word of it,
I thought my universe could align too.

I broke my back trying to  fit into your world,
Gazed at only your stars,
Trying to be the perfect girl.
But you left me alone,
As I looked right at you.
We live in two different worlds.
Because I practice what I preach too.
You only learn the right dances,
To hide behind your hidden truths.
As you scream,
You just wanted to feel seen.
It’s your first life too.

I understand wanting to break free.
I’ve had the itch, I’ve scratched it deep.
But im the living proof, you have love,
Without it being just about you.
You haven’t felt a love like this
Since a flower’s first kiss.
A hand for myself, the other for you
I know how to warm the my own soul
Without ever having to take from you.

By the time you read this,
It’s already too late.
It’s all turned to ash
Consumed by our hate.

He was my Robin Hood,
My man of the knight.
Took me in as family,
Came to me each night.

Our ignorance was bliss,
We tried to save with a kiss.
Got lost in selfishness
Who the hell are we to blame for this?

In time, he dropped my hand like stone,
With a smirk so sly
I was alone.
He pushed and pulled me every way,
Some things you never have to say.

I lost myself, I lost my mind,
We circled death a thousand times.
He lit the match that started it all
Did he really think the mighty wouldn’t fall?

As flames pierced through my skin so dry,
I had nothing left to do but cry.
My life went up in a flash of eye,
I watched as our love burn alive.
The smoke rose up into the sky,
It danced along one last time,
Before we said our last goodbye.

I’m not sure
when I’ll be able
to look in the mirror again.
Whenever I see my reflection,
I want to shed my own skin.

I let someone touch me
who didn’t really care.
I tried to protect myself,
but there’s snakes everywhere.

They slide into your mind
and shower you with love,
wrap themselves around you,
then suffocate you with their hug.

They eat you alive
until nothing is left.
They were cold blooded all along,
they just move on to the next.