I have sat hiding a shattered heart too many times
Biting back words
I wish I'd been brave enough
To shout
To scream out selfish truths
**** the consequences
Instead of worrying about everyone else's feelings
But my own

I let the tide sweep me along

You set me on fire once
And I got so scared
I nearly drowned myself
Preferring the waves that threatened to swallow me
As long as they kept dragging me away

Despite miles and miles of ocean, I can still smell smoke

We've left too many things unsaid
And said too many things too late
And I've screamed and heaved a thousand sobs
Across leagues of empty space
Berating myself in turns for being a coward
And a naive fool
And yet
I still can't help but wonder
When you say, "Nothing will have changed,"
Are you referring to the flames?