Who are you
No one wants
A mirror
Shined back
On themself
If I grow up
In time
Will it tell you
Just exactly
Why we’re here

The path of the people
Doesn't take you to
Pretty things
Diamond rings
Baseball diamonds
Luxury box seats
You go where the people are
Instead
Where people need you
You go
Where beauty is

I loved you
Back when there
Were more questions
Than answers

I miss the old us
The kids who were happy
Willing to sleep outside
And hide inside

I miss the days we kissed
Because there weren't very many
But they seem to be
Forever far

When I was with my old girl
Back in 2009
I remember laughing talking to her
On my phone line
Saying that I would never ever
Get with you
That you played with my friends too much
So I never would have slept with you
And as I put her mind at ease
I thought to myself
If the time and place came
Would I fall to my knees
I remember I laughed
And laughed and laughed
I would never get with her in a lifetime
Never say never

The things we used
To say to each other
We would tear
Each other apart
The words that
Came out of my mouth
The words that
Came from my fingers
Cutting you with
My tongue
Just to watch
You bleed
And you would ask
Why are you saying that
Is that what you really
Think of me
Jealousy and hate
All inside of me
I added you too
But you always stayed
My words came from
Resentment and anger
Upset with the way
You were living your life
The only person to blame
For being with you
Is me
In the end
I should have known better
Then to believe
That what you said
Was true
But we ended up
Intertwined
I loved you
You loved me too
So why did we commit
To one another
Moving in
When so far away
You hated being here
Right when I was ready to change
You wanted to go back home
You wanted me to feel your pain
Then came the drinking
The angry drinking
The sloppy fights
Even sloppier nights
Then came the sorrys
The I didn't mean its
The I love yous
The dont leave mes
And that's how we did it
Push and pull
Give and tug
Until the string snapped
You used your fists
To decide how it ends
The next morning
Kicked you out of our bed

Would he hate me
Knowing who I am
This time in my life
Trying to open up
Throw a bomb
Down castro street
He said
As I listened on
Too young to know
Exactly why
You would want to ******
Happy people
What would you think of me
Knowing who I really am
Would you still love me
And change your mind
Would you accept me
Would you disown me
Would you ignore what I say
Or would you stay
Right by my side
Hand on my shoulder
Love me regardless
What would you do
Grandpa?

First come the roses
Then come the fears
Followed by ecstasy
Wrapped up with tears

Arms are tight
Lips are soft
Until the fights
Rip large holes

That sweet smile
Starts to disappear
Friends start to whisper
Before it turns to thin air