Beautiful, yet broken
Not a lost cause
Just lost
Waiting for the right time
After so much wasted time
Wanting to love again
But not ready
Having survived
She wants to finally live
To find someone
That will hold her heart
With gentle hands
To leave the past behind
And start anew

Excuse me, miss
I couldn't help but notice you
You were a ray of light
Projecting through the darkness

You have a certain air about you
That I cannot miss
Your energy flows beautifully
And your smile tells all

Whatever you've got going on
I recognize your happiness
That is more than you know
Or maybe
You just know

The way you laugh and smile
Reminds me of other times
That I am terrified of forgetting
Because I have been there too

I try to hide my smile
Because I understand
But you caught me

The words only mean so much
I'm talking with my hands
European blood
But I still wait and contemplate

Sometimes when it's cloudy
Or things have you down
It's difficult to remember
What has kept your feet
On the ground

We all can give up
Or keep moving on
The things that keep us going
Deserve a little love, unbound

I lose sight of these things all the time
I get reminded by the little things
Forever and ever

If it wasn't for those little things
That I have to take time to notice
I would have given up long ago

It's the bigger things that can drown us
When they don't work out
They shadow everything small
And shut them out

But the small things are always there
Despite our distractions
We have to be aware

They are the ones working
Striving to there and noticed
Not worried about all the *******
Waiting for that moment
When someone stops
And takes a moment
To care

You must not realize
How much you are hurting me
Unless you are trying to
In which case
I don't get it

We all have our faults
Weaknesses and shorts
I have mine
I've never denied them
I am more than aware

But
You are hurting me
Again and again

Why would you do such a thing?
I don't think I deserve it
But maybe I do
Is there something I missed?

Did I do something wrong?
Or are you taking out
Past love's agressions
On me?

You are a ****** fool
If you keep this up
This type of action
Will only make you
Continue to lose
And ultimately
End up, alone

I have done my best
To be unselfish with you
And I still am

But you are breaking my heart
Way more than I can handle
Or deserve

I am a good man
Even if I'm not enough of a man
For you

I think
That is your problem
Not mine
I think you need to ask yourself
How much of a woman
You can handle to be
At least where you are
Right now

Regardless
We can't end things like this
If we do
It will only be both of our loss
Swimming in forever regret

Every time a breakup happens
Someone loses a best friend
Someone to talk to
To confide in
To give into
To take from

There is a wide open sea
Full of potentials

But it's terrible
When you lose someone
You've already found

When I met you,
I knew I was in trouble
You were a dream to me
Turned into reality

The things I had done in the past
To protect myself from being hurt
Shattered like glass
I had no powers against your affections
I fell in love with your soul

You were the first woman
To look at me, inside and out
And see me for who I am
You convinced me to give love
A chance again

I realize now is the wrong time
The right time may never be

My short time with you
Set the high water mark
That may never be broken
I can’t help but be thankful, however
Because of you
Things long dead inside have awoken

I have never experienced
A sweeter or more passionate love
I don’t have to wonder anymore
Because I know it’s possible and true

I may never find another
But I really enjoyed my time with you

You taught me how to love once more
I had long before shut that door
With that door opened
Other things broke free

I’ve been reminded of
What it’s like to have lost
To miss someone
The pain of having a hole in your heart
That can’t just be filled with anything or anyone

If even for a moment
I know what we had was true
The simple truth now
With all of my heart
I just miss you

For all it's worth
Sometimes no matter
How hard you try
It won't be enough
The trick is to never give up
No matter how many times you fall