It's no wonder

That time has struck us together

Fight it as you will

You'll find yourself

Unfinished and waiting for your words to coerce yourself out of yourselves

How could you be against yourself as yourself in someone else?

If only you knew everything

Ever

You'd want it all to be

Always

But seeing as you only ever know yourselves

That's all you ever give to someone else

How could a beginning have an end?

When all it knows is how to start

How could you have a broken heart when all it knows is how to take a beating?

How could you ever give up?

When you asked for all of this to be a part of

I could turn this up one degree

But there might not be any differences left

Draw it down

Close the blinds

Shut it out

See the mask and make it the best

Of the best of the best's of

Forever

Without an end in sight

Seen, unseen, or seeing

I know the difference between what I'm seeing

And what I am being

Believe you me

Consciousness settles for what it could almost put into words

If only it wasn't too busy exiting

I heard it

But I put down the phone and made my own

It was all the same

I turned over in bed

And you were there

I turned back and I was alone

I looked for you

But I found only me

I looked at strangers and they were friends

I looked at friends and they were strangers still

I have myself

And I always will

You will too

But I still have you

When this is all through

I know that this will not be the only thing left

And I'll just have to make do

With knowing that it is a part of the whole

And the hole we left in space and time

That was filled with the love that we never left behind

When the heart is open for everyone

Anyone can come inside and tear it up

But when it's open still

There might just be

Someone in this life who

Feels the same

Who loves you no matter what

Those are the ones who are worth keeping

It's not like I'm counting

But still