Some steps are hard to take
Some people you just can't let go
That first step
When you hold your breath
And tread onto the ice
You pray in your mind
With your hands tightly clenched
That it won't break
That you won't break
Like you have before
So many times
You know it can hold you
But you don't know
If it can bear your scars
You carry them proudly
But not for all to see
A secret burden
They lighten some things
And others they drag down
But will they crack the ice
You reach for the edge
Something to grasp
But just out of reach
Just like your nights
You reach for someone
But they are just out of reach
It's not so much the fact of being alone
Than feeling alone
No one wants that.
Yes, you love your solitude
You crave the dark
Yet you need a friend
You want hands
To reach for you
To catch you
Before your fall
Before the ice cracks
In the moment of opportunity
That is where you find yourself
In that moment
In the moment of opportunity
You are not afraid
You have felt pain before
It still lingers, yet
You are not timid
You have walked this road
Yet it wearies you
You are apprehensive
Of who you are
In the dark
You do not know
If this is your last night
Maybe you wont return to the light
The sun kisses your face
But does not shine in your eyes
Like the light in those around you
The moon, your dark Queen
You bask in her light
And serve her temporal being
A balance you seek
A scale you weigh
Of light and dark
Both a beautiful half
Of a bigger part
The light all the of days
So territorial, you are
Of all you hold dear
Of all that lies
Just out of reach
You wish to hold it
All in your arms
Keep all you love
Safe from harm
But it tears your wounds open
Your scars burn like fire
In gaze of unknown eyes
And you turn to the shadows
But my friend
My dearest friend
I know you
I have walked the halls
Of your sorrowed heart
I know the corridors
The doors you hide behind
And the pain behind your eyes
And still I love you
I would save you from yourself
Never, to destroy again
Battles you would not have to fight
I do not know
How long wars last
One day is enough
Half of your heart
Is cold and dark
But not barren
Half of you heart
Is warm and light
But still not beating
Your mind an expanse
You let me inside
So I would find
A place to hide
A place to know
A place to fight
Gentle songs
Ring from your lips
And bid the demons shrink
Strong words
Of forgotten days
Tremble on the brink
And cascade into victory
A crown of golden stars
To be placed upon your head
A ruler, all her own
A ruler, of her own
A ruler, never alone
Jan 7, 2016
Jan 7, 2016 at 8:34 PM UTC
Some steps are hard to take
Some people you just can't let go
That first step
When you hold your breath
And tread onto the ice
You pray in your mind
With your hands tightly clenched
That it won't break
That you won't break
Like you have before
So many times
You know it can hold you
But you don't know
If it can bear your scars
You carry them proudly
But not for all to see
A secret burden
They lighten some things
And others they drag down
But will they crack the ice
You reach for the edge
Something to grasp
But just out of reach
Just like your nights
You reach for someone
But they are just out of reach
It's not so much the fact of being alone
Than feeling alone
No one wants that.
Yes, you love your solitude
You crave the dark
Yet you need a friend
You want hands
To reach for you
To catch you
Before your fall
Before the ice cracks
In the moment of opportunity
That is where you find yourself
In that moment
In the moment of opportunity
You are not afraid
You have felt pain before
It still lingers, yet
You are not timid
You have walked this road
Yet it wearies you
You are apprehensive
Of who you are
In the dark
You do not know
If this is your last night
Maybe you wont return to the light
The sun kisses your face
But does not shine in your eyes
Like the light in those around you
The moon, your dark Queen
You bask in her light
And serve her temporal being
A balance you seek
A scale you weigh
Of light and dark
Both a beautiful half
Of a bigger part
The light all the of days
So territorial, you are
Of all you hold dear
Of all that lies
Just out of reach
You wish to hold it
All in your arms
Keep all you love
Safe from harm
But it tears your wounds open
Your scars burn like fire
In gaze of unknown eyes
And you turn to the shadows
But my friend
My dearest friend
I know you
I have walked the halls
Of your sorrowed heart
I know the corridors
The doors you hide behind
And the pain behind your eyes
And still I love you
I would save you from yourself
Never, to destroy again
Battles you would not have to fight
I do not know
How long wars last
One day is enough
Half of your heart
Is cold and dark
But not barren
Half of you heart
Is warm and light
But still not beating
Your mind an expanse
You let me inside
So I would find
A place to hide
A place to know
A place to fight
Gentle songs
Ring from your lips
And bid the demons shrink
Strong words
Of forgotten days
Tremble on the brink
And cascade into victory
A crown of golden stars
To be placed upon your head
A ruler, all her own
A ruler, of her own
A ruler, never alone
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