I had hoped to see galaxies in your eyes,
I was only reminded of the emptiness of space

I wish I could be happy without having to take pills
I wish I didn't cry when I fall asleep in your arms
I wish I knew how to make you happy, because you deserve it more than I do

I saw you once as I picked out a novel
It was a quiet bookstore and you sat on the floor
Your hair was pale blond like the sun on the snow
Ripped jeans, a shade of blue to match your eyes
You were beautiful, you know. I still think of you now.
What ifs swirling in my mind like an endless storm

Who are you when you've lost
Everything that made you, you?
When your old skin is tossed
Leaving you vulnerable and new
But inside you are is an empty husk
Darkness keeping you from falling apart
Lost sight of who you were at dusk
How will you fill this empty heart?

Oh, tender heart you are not broken
Bearing the weight of words unspoken
Do not give up your beating rhythm
Though my thoughts make you victim

Oh, strong heart, this heart of mine
Despite it all... You're doing just fine

Honey, don't be afraid of fire,
For it burns within you.
It's raging flames consume you
Until you can no longer breathe
Choking on its thick smog
Your lungs turn black as pitch

Don't be afraid of fire, silly.
Feel it consumes you oxygen
It's flames lick at your nostrils
Breathe it in, do not fear
You won't combust, I promise
Lest you are paper thin

I could learn to love you,
but that’s not the point.
It should burst out of my ribcage
With flowers and knives
Beautiful and bleeding
Singing with joy and
The pain of bullet wounds.

If we learned anything from love,
Maybe we wouldn’t love at all.