My Fire
by daniel-michael-sullivan
I awoke from sleeping a thousand years,
So you could tell me to go back to sleep.
I made it from walking a thousand miles,
So you could tell me to go back home.
I thought my home was in your heart,
But it's never been farther apart,
The fire in your eyes has faded,
And now I'm all alone.
You knew me better than I did myself,
But I'm not that person anymore.
When your fire died, so did I,
And now the sidewalk that never ends,
Will be the one I'll lead to my demise,
Because that's where I believe I'll find you.
The path of destruction is one I know all too well,
But I won't make it to the end to see it,
Because all wounds heal, and with our pain, we make a deal.
And it was all a lie, when I said I'd never again be able to feel.
This won't be a night to forget, and no night after this one will either.
I'm okay. I mean, I will be. I'm not quite there yet.
This is my chance, to not be a person I hate.
I will let it get the best of me.
The fire will return and stay for good,
Like I never wanted it to.
But it's mine now, and I won't let it burn out.