Please come back my withered heart.
I fear we deeply grow apart.
No one wants us for we don't try.
We're all alone and don't know why.
If I lose you I'll disappear.
My happiness will turn to fear.
Please ignite my heart of flame.
For going out is mine to blame.
She must help me because I cannot.
Her shining smile hits the spot.
My heart now begins to bloom.
And all she's done is enter the room.
She is my torch that lights the way.
With me I wish she'd always stay.
Hold me, embrace me, and never let go.
For my heart feels cold as a winters snow.
Melt me, defrost me, keep me warm.
Replenish my faith for I am worn.
Gather your love it must be ready.
Brace yourself you must be steady.
For my withered heart is now in bloom.
The sunlight it wants is  from only you.

Suppressed memories are a slideshow inside her mind.
Like a nightmare playing through a projector.
These images shadow her from the truth.
They're filled with selfish thoughts, feeding her addiction.
Cold sweats bleed from her forehead,
and restless hands grip her bedsheets with desperation.
She shrieks words of terror and no one answers.
Absolute loneliness is her realization.
The sinking sand beneath her grows hungry.
Then swallows her whole down into its belly.
A heavy silence fills the room...
Never to be seen again this horror cannot be forgotten.
For all along her family was by her side.

Awakening in the middle of the night.
Mind is racing, then takes flight.
I peel these emotions from my skin,
and sadness seeps out from within.

I take my needle, and begin to sow.
My wounds back up so that I can show.
My head up high, and chin straightened up.
The stitches may show, but its good enough.

A crooked smile, a twinkled eye.
I'm not healed, yet I know why.
A frozen heart takes time to thaw.
In the warmest hands you ever saw.

A future lit with bright sunny skies.
The things I've lost have made me wise.
The knowledge I gain has made me fight.
I close my eyes again this night.

And then I heard those words of a thousand sorrows.
She won't be back again, and I can't follow.
Her voice will fade , but memories sustain.
Don't let the happy memories disappear in vain.
I can still hear your slippers clicking against the floor.
I can still hear you slowly close that door,
behind you and leave us without any fear.
You say God has you near,
and there's nothing left to say.
But we all know you're gone and far away.
You saw me dressed up in all black,
told me I was beautiful..
Those last words you said echo in my heart.
Now the rest of my life is about to start.
I'll grow and learn and you'll be missing.
But you made me promise, so I'll keep going.
Do well in life, and treat your woman right.
Finish school and never lose a fight.
Since then I've fallen and gotten up so many times.
I've filled my head up with so many lies.
So I won't forget the power that  you gave me.
I miss you and love you.
You saved me.