I have swam in the depths of vulnerability,
Gulped the naiveté of exposure
I have held out these quivering hands of mine squeezing my heart so hard, it bled onto the floor in front of you
I now find myself silenced
Zipping my lips and throwing away the key
I once saw the turbulent waters deep inside of me
When I dive into myself now, I find drought instead
Empty smiles with words like "joy" dripping from my lips
Blue eyes that felt endless and raged with fire now fill with watery silver that have tricked you into feeling warm
I have a habit of seeming open
As if I am translucent and you can read what's written across my heart
I have always been too much and not enough
Dec 2, 2017
Dec 2, 2017 at 6:50 PM UTC
I have swam in the depths of vulnerability,
Gulped the naiveté of exposure
I have held out these quivering hands of mine squeezing my heart so hard, it bled onto the floor in front of you
I now find myself silenced
Zipping my lips and throwing away the key
I once saw the turbulent waters deep inside of me
When I dive into myself now, I find drought instead
Empty smiles with words like "joy" dripping from my lips
Blue eyes that felt endless and raged with fire now fill with watery silver that have tricked you into feeling warm
I have a habit of seeming open
As if I am translucent and you can read what's written across my heart
I have always been too much and not enough
I just don't know how to be truly vulnerable anymore
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