Month: November 2019

Can someone please tell my heart
that it doesn’t matter
if I find the right words
to say exactly how I feel
about you
They won’t magically win you over
out of the arms of another
it’s just an exercise in frustration
no matter how I try
I need to move on
I need to let go
I need…
I need you to notice
and to feel like you care
at least a little
as I struggle
not to steal another glance
not to make another sigh
not to feel what I can’t escape
I just can’t let you go
And so I keep writing
And so I keep trying
Still fighting for the words

Somewhere
Underneath the rubble
There’s a scarred and broken soul
Yearning to be free
Let me in
I can clear away the wreckage
Give you all the space you need
To find yourself
I can’t fix you
Only you can start your healing
But I can be the shoulder
Where you can put your excess weight
And learn to stand again
So be strong
And give me a chance to ease your burdens
You don’t have to face the world alone
I’ll help you how I can

I see you everywhere…
Across streets
Down aisles
Off in the distances
In the corners of my vision
Even when I close my eyes
Tiny moments
Phantom flashes of your presence
I can’t get you off my mind

Beautiful soul
You deserve to be happy
You deserve to be free
From a world that will only tie you down
Find your place
Where life shows its meaning
And all you have to offer
Can be appreciated and returned
Walk away
Shake the weight off of your shoulders
Lose the burdens of your past
Let nothing and nobody hold you back
Take the step
That will start you on the journey
Let the road before you go
To that places and the people you should know

I don’t know why I try so hard
To get through the walls
You’ve built around yourself
They’re there for a reason, after all
And sometimes it feels like I’m holding a hammer
And others my forehead is all that I’ve got
But there’s something in there
Fighting for air
And some part of me just can’t let it go

Perfect is waking up beside you
Stolen glances and secret smiles
Raising you up higher
So that you may lift me
Once you are on top
Perfect is coming home to you
To warmth and understanding
Open arms and open hearts
Perfect is laying down beside you
Holding you close as we drift away
Feeling your body heat
Perfect is you
In all you are
And all you do
For me

Don’t let them in
They’ll try to get under your skin
and in your head
Don’t let them in
Be yourself
Not what they want you to be
But what your heart and soul decide
Set them free
You’ll find your way
Don’t let them choose your way
Don’t let someone else decide your fate
Follow your path
There’s something out there
Somewhere you’re supposed to be
A place to call your own
Don’t give up
There’s nothing in this life
worth settling for
but what is truly yours
and yours alone

Little bird
don’t let them clip your wings
Fly free
Be what you’re supposed to be
You’re not meant for a cage
No matter how it may shine
Find the open window
and leave this place behind
Lose yourself
among the clouds
where you belong
Your home is out there
you just have to find it

It’s better that you don’t know
Just how deep these feelings are
That every word I’ve written
In what feels like forever
Was and is for you
It would likely be the end
Of something truly beautiful
In so many ways
So no matter how much it hurts
To hide the truth from you
I have to tell myself it’s for the best
And keep loving you
Only in these written words