you smell like
bad decisions
and cigarettes

tell me
how is it
that i feel like both a
paddling pool
and a raging ocean

if you choose to fall in love with me
please strip down my mind
and discover my most important parts
stripping down my clothes
would only make you
run

i wish we only saw souls
only heard the thoughts of the mind
fell in love with our eyes forever closed
and hands tied behind our backs

i unfolded my mind for
you
bit by bit
day by day
tore down walls
that had been built up
by pain and loss
you ignited a small flame
in my ever so grey heart
and then you left
leaving my heart at tease

the most beautiful part of me
is my mind
and soul
i'll tell you tales
of a broken girl
who rose from flames
but never show you
the naked body
the flames left standing

i stayed alive
so i wouldn't cause any pain
but then you came along
and had me wanting a future
because no time in the world with you
could ever be enough