I never meant to hurt you
With words poured from my heart
I am scared my careless thoughts
Will drive you to depart

My poetry brings pain to your eyes
All I want to see there is joy
The world hidden deep inside my head
Is a home you do not enjoy

You have no way of knowing
Which parts are pretty lines
And which are ugly truths
How can you with no signs?

Some places the exaggerations
And honest feelings overlap
Then split apart and scatter
To the four corners of this paper map

When my brain gets filled to the brim
The ideas begin to overflow
Start leaping out onto blank pages
No other dwelling exists where they can go

I write to lift the heavy weights
Of resentment and hurt bearing down
It seems unfair that in doing so
I also curse your face with a frown

I am sorry for causing you pain
Wrapping your mind in unease
It was never my intention
To force your peace to cease

I apologize, but can't say I will change
That is a promise I am too weak to keep
It kills my heart but I need to release
Sorrows though they cut your soul deep