Conquer the world or so we agreed,
but now that we’re here, do we have the need
for such a place so full of apathy and greed?
This isn’t how we thought it would be.

Set out to see the places on our screens,
but nothing is like it was supposed to be,
there’s a sadness here and there’s a sadness there,
so thick we could choke ourselves upon the tangible despair.

Hopes shattered in plain sight.
This is where dreamers go to die.

All the longest days, all the sleepless nights,
wasted on horizons upon which we had set our sights.
Now there’s nothing left to sink our teeth into but misery
and the bitter taste of a life lived in perpetual reverie.

World shattered in plain sight.
This is where dreamers live to die.

I light that candle and sing that song to remind myself of you.

I put on that dress and wear that perfume, in hopes of you smelling it on me again some day soon.

I put on those glasses you find so cute and wear my hair that certain way.

I put on this smile, just for you, longing for you to kiss it off one day.



I blow out that candle and forget
that song you used to play.

I ripped up that dress and gave
that perfume away.

I broke those glasses that you
found so cute.

I took off that smile, just for you, and replaced it with a frown.



I know you will never know how
it felt to be loved by you, but I would almost take the frown over the pain of waiting for you to come visit, maybe even just once.
one day...

With just one touch, you turn from bitter to sweet.
Your warmness starts with my lips and then slowly moves up to my cheeks.
You keep me going through the day, you help take the worry and pain away.
You make my heart pound.
Soft on my tongue, my veins are saturated with you.
Oh my dear, how I love you so.
I will never let you go, my bitter-sweet
Cup of Joe.