She was sick, her mind eroding
Her love, her hope, her doors were closing
She tipped the sands, for him she stayed
A gamble with time, alone she played
Her lifeless heart, she locked away
To face the pain another day
His emotions filled her empty chest
Spilling through the cracks of stress
A ghost she watched her life move by
With fear of loss and fear to fly.

His name brings ancient memories.
Shaken from the dust and dreams.
My heart, to him a piece I gave.
A silver chain, a peaceful day...

My mind is lost in dark red trees
A haunting song in the canopy
My body tossed in loving waves
And the ocean far begins to fade...

Where raindrops fall but never freeze,
Her kindness brings me to my knees.
My heart to her, a piece I gave.
A fading star, I wish I'd stayed...

I am a girl who always smiles
I can walk in pain a hundred miles
But when I break, my mask is gone
And you pretend that I am strong.

When I am weak, you drag me behind
Instead of picking me up, and saying it's fine
When I am afraid, you push me ahead
I shiver in fear, please hold me instead.

Eyes of fire
Skin of glass
Scorching, burning
Rasping breath
Cutting, ripping
down cracked throats
Gasping, rasping
Reaching, grasping
Clawing at their throats

Petrified

You slam the door in anger, in frustration you mutter my name.
You pound your fist against the wall, I cringe and feel your pain.
My words dry in my mouth, a word against you I dare not speak.
My body shys away from you, I feel my knees getting weak.
You vent your fury in a whirling rage, leaving devastation in its wake.
Your words leaving gashes across my face, carrying on not realizing your mistakes.

Today I thought of the trees.
The redwoods standing tall.
The smell of the rain on the leaves.
The beautifully eternal green fall.

Today I remembered the ocean.
The crisp, salty breeze.
The cold and rough emotions.
The endless broken seas.

Today I heard that song again.
The one that filled my soul.
The memories I can't contain.
The one that made me whole.

A clicking of keys,
The soft, white glow of my screen,
Writing poetry.