float me down the river
tie me in a tree
string me along
it doesn't matter to me

drown me in your depths
put me in a cage
bind me to the earth
I will not fight your rage

I am much to broken
and in to many parts
for you ever to find
the rest of my heart

so please take me with you
wherever you may go
so I never have to question
what I do and do not know

I torture myself daily
with this tantalizing word
my heart screams out
but it is never heard

just leave me here in chains
lay me upon the rocks
and if the waves claim me
they will shatter the locks

we could never dance
for I can barely walk
my heart is closed
my mouth no longer will talk

your eyes are a beautiful window
so much joy they hold
they spark with energy
and rivers of gold

mine are much to dark
with such deep misery
they are slammed doors
they keep me from being free

down the stairs I would run
I am not sound of mind
this humble smile quivers
and breaks all that is divined

I need a good something
to have in my day
but all good somethings
soon fly away

they go south
and run from the cold
the ice in my hands
they do not like to hold

never have I needed
anyone more than now
I try to make you stay
but I know not how

so let me go
I will wander into the waves
sink to the bottom
and die in the caves

I will be a mermaid
in my last hour
and spend my last breath
in the coolness of a spring shower

the fish will eat my fingers
and I will be at rest
for in the world
I know not, good, better or best