It was thrilling to hear you say my name
Not because of the way you said it
(With that voice I love so much)
Or how you said it
(Like it might shatter on your lips)
It was thrilling, because for a second
I knew I was the only thing on your mind
For a second, I knew I took up
As much space in your thoughts
As you always do in mine.

It was you,
It was me,
It was the silence
Underneath the stars
That understood
My heartbeat
And it's racing.
You told me nothing.
I believed everything.
In that moment,
I found life.
In that moment,
I found you.

I spent a lot of time
Trying to fix you,
But I never realized
That you were breaking me.

While I was putting
Your pieces back together,
You were ripping mine apart.
But by the time
I realized it,

It was too late.

The truth is this,
Every monster
You have met
Or will ever meet,
Was once a human being
With a soul
That was as soft
And light
As silk.

Someone stole
That silk from their soul
And turned them
Into this.

So when you see
A monster next,
Always remember this,
Do not fear
The thing before you.
Fear the thing that
Created it instead.

You didn't love her today,
Because you thought,
"I can love her tomorrow."

Now tomorrow is here
And you miss her.
Because she found someone
Who loves her regardless of
What day it is.