The place where I belonged,
It slipped out of my grasp.
My soul was lost in my desire for redemption,
Wanting the torment to diminish.

Repetitive words that break my soul,
Defeat the warrior rising within me.
I couldn't prevent my fall,
As I hit rock bottom.

My hand grasped at the world,
Yet my heart was bound in chains.
The burden I carried weighed heavily on my shoulders,
I hid my image behind a mask.

I sought to erase myself from existence,
My weary bones ached with fatigue.
Yet the day I caught a glimpse of the sun,
I held onto her ray of hope.

Unspoken gratitude, hesitant words,
The words are caught in my throat.
Like the many thoughts that flow into my mind,
Expressing them becomes a challenge.

My eyes instinctively gaze over at you,
Intimidation slowly seeping into my veins.
Yet as the smile forms upon your lips,
It feels as if the stars are twinkling in the sky.

In debt to your presence,
A reason to bear the weight of the world,
Regret does not affect my heart,
For meeting you brought light to my darkness.

If another year flows by,
Like an unending river of time,
I silently hope in that span of time,
You'll linger in my life for a little while longer.

A resonating beat echoes within the room,
Creating a warm atmosphere.
Shoes squeak across the floor,
As the hour begins.

Smiles beam across the room,
Laughter fills the humid air.
Your eyes are twinkling,
With mirth and excitement.

The smiles I suppressed,
The laughs I silenced,
As I listened to you,
Hid the happiness hidden in my heart.

The sole being who smiles the brightest,
Like the stars that shine in the sky.
The world is beautiful,
Yet the beauty of life lives within you.

Moments drift like the wind,
The memories locked in our hearts.
Endearing laughter, tender smiles,
The reminiscent days we cherish.

The youthful days of contentment,
We ran amongst the sea of people,
Lost in our own world,
Where nothing seems to matter.

Days have passed,
The future is almost within our grasp.
The unknown draws only fear,
Emotions begin to overflow.

The weight of expectations,
Just a burden carried on our shoulders.
The anxiety, the inability to breathe,
Clouds our enamoured souls.

Close your eyes and listen,
As your breathing steadies.
The world is ours to rewrite,
The place where we belong.

A simplistic greeting cannot leave my lips,
As if a card has been pried open,
With no words printed upon the blank space.
Silence passes by.

Our eyes meet for a moment.
Time itself begins to slow to a stop.
The breath I'm holding releases itself,
As these feelings ignite my empty soul.

Pain enters my heart,
Aching it with the unpleasant flashbacks.
The warm hugs and the tender smiles,
Are nothing more than a forgotten memory.

My gaze flickers towards the ground,
The earth begins to move again.
No words need to be spoken,
As we become strangers once more.

I glanced at the clock,
The taste of longing nipped at my lonely heart.
The mere wish to turn back time,
Could I be happier without you?

The desire to run away from this torment,
The pain of my unrequited love took a toll on me.
Maybe if we never met, I wouldn't have seen your beautiful smile.
Tears would no longer fall.

If the warmth of your hand on my shoulder disappeared,
Would our eyes have met?
If words of encouragement were never voiced,
Would I still see the side of you I love?

If I never met you,
The hurt I contain would flow away.
The rusted chains that bind me to you would break,
I would be free from the image of you.

Dream after dream,
The nightmares no longer grace me with your face.
Loneliness calls to my heart,
As you slowly drift away.

The metal bars begin to collaspe,
Freedom beckons me forward.
When you appear before me,
Chains envelop my body in a hug.

Pain sinks into my heart,
The river of tears begin to flow.
As my name leaves your lips,
The desire for escape vanishes.

As if I were a bird in a cage,
I cannot escape the chains that bind me to you.
I am trapped in the image of you,
Where my love is nothing but an unspoken whisper.