I put up this front that
I'm ready to move on,
Ready to talk to other people.
And I try it, what's the harm?

But at the end of the day
When  I lay naked and speechless
In my own bed, I realize some things;
I will always need your loving touch.

I will always need your soft kisses
I will always need your gentle caresses
I will always need your warmth
I will always need your sleepy embrace
I will always need your affection
I will always
N E E D
Y O U.

*But I will never admit that to anyone...

It's a Sunday night and
we're driving home from Philly
Every memory from
        before you
                                           Is filled with you
in recollection, now
I can't imagine a day
that I've spent
not knowing you
All of my pain,
I've poured into you
You're
            overrrr
f l o w i n g
beside me
You say you don't even mind
And I believe you
The night swallows
you behind the steering wheel
I fall in love with every glimpse of your cheek bones, the yellow street lights allow me
You drive the speed limit
and pull off the side of the road
just to light a cigarette
You mute the audio
when I start to drift into
a dream land with
my head resting on the window
And my hand
                               slipping away
from your's over the middle console

Some days we spend screaming until our voices
break off into puddles on the floor
And then we collapse against each other
and laugh as you imitate
every ugly face I make when I'm angry
Words have become unnecessary between us
But we talk until our throats ache, anyway

I
want
everything
to
do
with
you

I want you to lower your head in
frustration at the foot of my bed
And grab my hand behind your back
I want you to laugh at my sick voice
And take naps in my living room
For the rest of our lives
And I don't care how
many times you make me cry
As long as you're still here to
wipe the tears on their way out
And I don't care how many t shirts you've carelessly left on my bedroom floor
Or how bad you are at cooking pancakes
I don't even care how loud you snore
Or how often you slam the door

I want everything to do with you
And everything doesn't make exceptions

*I was anchored to the ocean floor before I met you, only taking short breaths to get by. You watch for my feet to slip & find new ways to keep my head above every time I start to sink. You're the shore line I've spent my life swimming toward & with your limbs all wrapped around mine, I feel like I can finally play in the sand.

Caged in,
locked up,
no longer free to run.

Held down,
chained tight,
didn’t know how to fight..

But now I’m strong!

I know this is all wrong,
it’s not my fault,
it’s you not me,
oh how I got you so wrong,
thought you was just misunderstood
that our love was enough

Well you’re on your own
I’ve had enough
your time is up,
I knew love hurt
   but not this much,
Can’t take no more
I’m out that door   
I’ve cut them strings

Now watch me
walk tall!

(SW)