You promised not to break it
The promise that you made
Now the shattered pieces
are embedded in my hands
I held on way too tightly
to your promises to me
you said you wouldn't break it
I guess that must mean
that I broke your promise
the pieces made me bleed

I held you
once
in a daydream

I feel you
here
a phantom embrace

I see you
made up scenarios
cloud my thoughts
covering the sun
my rationality

I will never
ever
let the sun back in
as long as you reside
in the skyline of my mind

I pour my emotions
onto whatever will take them
and then, when they evaporate
they form clouds

eventually
they will get too heavy
and  I will
r a i n

Behind my mask
I am a window
Set in a wall
You look right through me

Behind my mask
I am a flower
Slowly unfolding
Finding the beauty in my flaws

Behind my mask
I am a shadow
Quiet and observant
Always there in times of need

Behind my mask
I am a bubble
Easygoing and light
Set off at the slightest change in pressure