you dared to come around
spinnning your charms
when you held such a secret.
now its mine to bear
for you. so I stare ahead,
the shapes merging until
they're just a blur of colors

I am unbreakable, tall, and cold
send your flaming words and cutting looks
all to no avail
I am clothed in diamonds and steel
with head held high and proud
you cannot hurt me

burning eyes under hooded lids
heavy breaths and decided feet
on the precipice - waiting,
just waiting for my participation
we fall together
let's not hit the ground
firm hold and keep going

I want to touch you
without interruption
kiss you for a hundred
years or so
would you let me?

you've peeled back the skin
shimmied underneath my ribs
make your home there

reassuring and familiar
the warm weight of him on me
soft white sand underneath
my eyes flicker upward to the stars
as his mouth teaches and tastes
I never want to leave this playground

the breeze carries new sounds and smells
teasing me with whispers of experiences
different than my own secluded life contains.
oh that I had wings to bear me away
to places undiscovered!

first blood has yet to be spilled
on this fair garment
but your wandering hands
burned holes that can't be mended.
I wore it anyway hoping you would
return and finish what you began.

this heart still wants you
(traitor that it is)
even though the mind knows better
unyielding reason demands
absolute submission from me
but this broken heart
refuses to wave the white flag

go ahead - send your charming phrases
they roll away with a click of the mouse
don't think you'll get in
with gentle touches or smouldering looks
things have changed since you left

these cries ascend to God
if incense would assist -
I'd burn it until the city was filled
with the smoke of my fervor
would fasting soften You?
I'll waste away gladly

you've proven that bliss
cannot last forever.
now show me that pain
must also have its end.
the ghost of what was
still haunts my dreams.
all good things come to an end

replay those moments over and over again
think the tape's getting worn out
screen is fuzzy
can't hear your voice
just can't seem to put you on the shelf
out of sight and out of reach

what are you supposed to say
when everything in your heart
is too large for words?
what comfort do you offer the
one who held you at night
and shooed the monsters away?
how do you say farewell

held my tiny hand in yours
when I was helpless,
alone, and afraid.
made them strong
and capable like your own.
kept your back straight
and chin up even through
all the pain and suffering.

a stranger stands before me
that dear familiar face
masked by lies and manipulation
the rogue angel shed his wings
leapt into hell and danced with devils
what a different fire you now burn