We're almost touching.
we were walking side by side,
you're talking about cabs in your hometown.
I can feel the gravity of your hand, calling my fingers
whispering "it's alright."

We're touching but not quite.
you held my shoulder to protect me from the passing cars.
and for the first time in a long while, I felt so fragile.
In this world where I find it hard even to breathe,
you believed me.

I almost said it.
All I need is one ounce of strength to tell you every single thing that I have ever felt about you.

I want to find home in your collarbones.
Would you be kind enough to let a stranger in?
I want to seep in your being because I'm cold.
The world is harsh and my cracks are aching.

Almost.

Only once in my life
Did I find my other half?
But then depression sets in
and I wonder in this lifetime
if I'm good enough for them.
If they would be with me
If it will last a lifetime.
If only I knew.

Only once in my life
Did I find my love?
But then separation comes in
and it makes me upset
if I'm not good enough for my love.
If my beloved would be with me
If it will last a lifetime.
If only I knew.

When you need to talk
I am always there for you
but when I need you
You just disappear
When you need to walk
I'm always there with you
When I need your company
I can't ever find you.

We live very close in this world
but no one is close
You read so many stories
here in your little life
but you don't read a single word
about me, but I am serious
You don't have any memories
about my loving life!

Near our house when I was a child,
the roots of a massive tree had lifted
the slab of a sidewalk several inches.
The kids in the neighborhood,
would ride our bikes fast over the slab
and catch air as fearless daredevils
on our way to the local park and ball field.
The other day in the city,
I tripped on a similarly lifted slab.
I almost went down like a sack of bricks,
which would have shattered the overpriced smartphone.
I cursed the city for not repairing an obvious
safety hazard.
It wasn't until I got home
that I realized I had sold out
the small joys and the imagination
of the world's imperfections
for false splendors
of modern life.

I'm sorry
I failed you
I know I promised to always hold on
But I just couldn't keep you in my grip
I tried to always hold you in the palm of my hands
But you just filtered through the seems like sand
Im ashamed to see
All the scars you bare on your body because of me
I let you go
And watched everyone else pull you down
Back riddle with marks
From being drugged on the ground
You always treated some like royalty
But you've never been crowned
I know I let you down
But I'm back now
Tried reaching out to pick you back up
But you just slapped my hand away
And frowned
What don't you remember me?
Aren't I still the person
You see
When you look in the mirror
Aren't you still looking at me?  
I know I let you down
Tried taking care of everyone else
But never looked after me

Papillon
Papillon
why do you carry on?
your wings have been clipped
and they're shipping you
off to the Amazon
Papillon.