The fire that once burned bright
Has been rained down upon by life
Words like coal and scattered ashen letters
Ripped out pages with no meaning
Letters that were never sent
And never read by its muses
Half empty bottles of liquid bravery
And cigarette boxes now empty
There lies upon the fire the meaning
Of the many things
I never understood
A myriad of kisses I never gave you
An infinite amount of seconds
I never held you
An eternity of silence where I could have
Should have told you
How much I've loved you
Burning so intensely
Are the multitude of souls of the ******
Cowards who just like me
Never once spoke of their true intentions
A concoction of nothingness
Combusted into the brightest flame
I ever did see
If I ever saw
Those last embers slowly dying
Underneath all the things I never told you
What saddens me most is not that it is over
But that these may be the last words
I ever tell you
I'm burning
For you

She deserves the world,
And I can't even give her honesty.

Why do I love you tell me why?
My heart beats to the rhythm of your steps
As they walk away from me each day
Why must you share a bed with my regrets

Why do I love you tell me why?
Why do I buy you flowers you throw away
Why am I so self destructive so you say
Why must I always beg for you to stay

Why do I love you tell me why?
Why does the sun rise over the bay
I don't want to breathe without you babe
My life has no meaning when you go astray

Why do I love you tell me why?
Why do we do the things we do?
I have nothing to give but my love
If I tell you I love you, will you?

I know the secrets of the universe
But no one would believe me anyway
So I keep them all locked up
And I bury them on the seashores
Of my brain

I have seen the Alpha and the Omega
And I was blinded but not by sight
My name is Elisha and my name is Enoch
I'm nothing more than a spectator
On the sidelines on the bleachers
Of my life

My grandfather passed away two winters ago
But maybe he's not gone at least in mind
His body six feet under next to the secrets
The universe has placed within the chambers
Of my heart

I'm dying, dying to find out what comes next
I'm scared, scared to be forgotten by this land
I'm breathing, each breath draws me closer
I'm running, late to live the best years
Of my life