Lost

I crushed your heart
and threw us out
trampled the love we'd built
and let our lives crumble down
I don't know why
it took so long to realize
exactly what I'd done
I know it was never worth the cost
looking back on what I've lost
you cherished me with all you had
I let it slip away, let you slip away
now you love her, and I still love you
with my own heart shattered
why did I wait so long to feel
tears burn falling from my face
nightly dreams remind me
of the things I'd never have gone through
If I'd never left you
after everything I've gained
It never fills the hole in my arms
where you used to lie
It never was worth the cost,
gone for good, you're what I've lost

Trust in Me to Catch You

I see you biting back your tears

as pieces of your broken heart 

are steadily seeping through

like tiny razors slitting skin
bleeding in streams

weaving through the pores

of your crimson beaten face

I hear you screaming in your mind

crying off years of hurt

and people who said they loved you

only let you crumble and be trod upon.

Time and again, breathless longing

and sighs of relinquishment.

I know you're slowly dying

because I see it in your eyes

as you lie through your teeth 

parting your lips again to smile.

Holding back all your woes

you are a shell,
hallowed out, refilled with falsehoods.
I don't know how to fix you
or calm your flurried eyes
when the pain you feel, bottled,
is not something we've yet shared.
Will we work through your hurt?
Can you trust your soul to me?
I can promise there will be no lies,
I won't dare to caress the body of another,
or scurry shamefully behind your back.
I, as do you, want a love that will last.
To wipe your face,
and heal your wounds,
build you again from your heart, and out,
You can learn its okay,
for you to love again.
You will be safe in my arms my love,
I'll not let you fall.