You

I know you.
You need something to believe in.
No.
You want something to believe in.
 
There is only yourself and the swollen paste of the world
smeared against a broken window pane.
You grope in darkness, but cut your finger,
bleeding despondency.
 
I wish I could give you something to believe in.
I wish I could give you myself.
I wish I could promise, if you believe in me,
I would never let you down.
 
But you deserve more than me.
 
You deserve more than my heart broken and taped back together
with the spare ends left behind on the roll.
You deserve more than my worn-out body
exhausted from sleepless, tear-soaked nights.
 
If every heart comes with a price tag,
mine is worth pennies floating in a shopping mall.
You deserve love like
priceless pearls swimming in seas of silver.
 
If only I could give you forgiveness, compassion, closure,
freedom from your guilt, your pain, your burdens.
If only I could kiss your lips and grant you peace,
hold you in my arms and dispel your fears.
 
I know you
like I know my own soul.
I see my pain reflected in your eyes.
If only I could give you what I cannot give myself.

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