my mind is full to the brim
overflowing
i can’t let you drink from the fountain
you never asked for a taste

i never knew anyone who could break me out of my shell until i met you
i don’t think i ever want to do that again
i’m sorry

Is it so terrible
For a flower to bloom and die
Untouched by another
Clean and radiant
Facing the sunny sky

Is it so wrong
To leave each other alone
Longing for the embrace of another
Sweet and foolish
We find a love we'll outgrow

I heard a voice once
It spoke kindness
It spoke beauty
I heard it fade away into static
Fade away like death
A memory that disintegrates as time passes
As any beautiful thing does

when you were gone i stopped coming around
i could taste your voice in every sound
did my best and held my tongue
your breath just wouldn't leave my lungs
i knew the hurt you'd given me
a dark gift meant for me to receive
revisit a memory at the end of the day
because it's not like you loved me anyways

I thought a bright light in my life would make me a better person
Like if I could only turn the switch my life would change and it'd be worth it
I failed to account for the fact that people forget about you and sometimes never mean to hurt you
But it's always there right in the clear
Don't count on others to be your light
It burns out so much quicker

part of me has given up on finding anything outside myself
perspective and perception
everything else is rot with doubt
sometimes still my own mind will play tricks upon itself
it's hard to hide
harder still to find
when these words won't leave my mouth

back then i didn't think that i could ever make amends
with the way that life was going
it was never going to end
a piece of glass was lodged inside a soft and gentle hand
you never held mine like you held her
i assumed it was the glass that had me ******