she didn't see him slithering.
her heart was pounding,
but everything seemed fine
until she felt him
coiling around her
tighter and tighter
until she couldn't breathe.

she clutched a pocketknife.
with the last drop of
strength she had,
she slashed him
and he slithered away.
after she caught her breath,
she realized he was a snake.

There’s a confidence that comes
Knowing you’re the one
Holding it all together
When I come undone
To walk alone was never something you asked of me
I depend on you for everything
Because that is the way it has to be
And I’ll surrender all I hold dear
But what about what is holding me?
This paralyzing fear?
But holding me tighter still are the arms of a father
So when I plant my tree
I’ll plant it by the water

I'm just not feeling it babe
the way I should,
you just ain't loving me
the way I would
and I would've been kinder
but you destroyed
the part of me that would mind,
I would have held you tighter
but I'm tired of being left behind.
I've let you pierce my heart
and anticipated the bleeding,
but the brightness
of my heart is receding,
and it's all because of you,
and all the things you don't do.