I am your protection
The crack in your voice when you
Begin to cry is held together by my
Love
I am your protection
The pain that you feel is shared between us so you won't hurt
I would never want to see you hurt
I am your protection
The sting of the painful memories is soothed by my desire to take care of you
My desire to help you
My desire to consol you
My desire..to protect you

The way I am is the way I should be
Why try and change me?
Am I too passionate?
Does the rage that resides in my eyes make you..fearful?
Am I too different?
Does it bother you that I could be like the 1st page of a new book
Everytime?
Am I too cold?
Does the ice in my vocal chords give your emotions frostbite?
The way I am is the way I should be
The way I am.. Is the way I'll always
Be

Maybe I wasn't cut out for this
Affection so effective
Its a chapter in my dreams
Maybe I wasn't built for this
A voice so potent it fuels the poison
That is love
Maybe I don't deserve this
A love so pure the hairs on my arm
Stand
The path of my veins leads to you
My heartbeat..rises like a bird
On a new day
Maybe I wasn't made to love

Please don't get sick of me
The love that we give to one another should only be allowed to grow
Please don't let go of me
Your fingertips move in the motion of healing
Please don't turn your back on me
For your scent will leave with you and I will find it hard to breathe
Please don't stop loving me
No one can ever make my name sound any sweeter

The alcohol rains over my organs
The presence of regret is evident again
Numb.
The movement of your Adam's Apple
Hits the back of my neck like the first piano key
The look of your zealous eyes..
They shun gravity
They lift me off the ground
Faded.
I am so faded
I remember every element of you
But only once the bottle is empty