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What is my heart like. How can you tell. You say it is gold And pure, doing well But how do you know, When we've just met.
A glimmer penetrates the cloud. Just a small patch of light. Of hope, of heaven, of joy. And you bring it all freely. With no judgement. Just the need to offer shelter. And you're aching to save me.
I'm done with emotions. Like love and like lust. I'm done with devotions. And I'm finished with trust. I'll never again. Go back to those ways. They only bring pain. And I'm done being brave.
Lack of feeling, lack of love. Because of you this is what I am. Heart of stone is who I am. I was told you love me. I guess I heard wrong. Unloved an refused. Oh don't mind this, it's just my mask.
Yes, here comes another rant about my life, but this is the only place where I can express my feelings.
A cave, dark and deep, Defended very well. Inside of it lies secrets, If you see, you probably won't live to tell.
Ok so maybe it is time For another fresh start Sign upon the dotted line No more broken heart.
#10wordchallenge You need to break the daily GRIND that spirals in my mind Am I worth that chance, You may not like what you find.
I've only loved one guy. I loved him with all my heart. My feelings for him lasted for 4 whole years. And all the while, he didn't feel the same way. We were never anything more than friends.
Time is passing by waving from a train. And I realize that I don't need the pain. Tried it once or maybe twice before. That's why I hide my heart behind a steel door.
Careful when you touch me. I would not want to hurt you so. It's not my intention to cause harm. Ragged edges is all I have to display. A poorly assembled state of emotion.
I tell a joke. Because I don't want to tell the truth. I laugh in place of crying. I fake a smile. So you don't have the proof. That inside...my soul is dying. I write down words.
I put up a front, To stop people getting in. Because whenever someone gets too close, Bad things tend to happen. I seem normal, Happy and loving.
The girl in the bubble felt no fear- For she knew danger could come not near. Safe and sound in her bubble she sat. 'Till along one day came a boy named Matt. Matt pretended all kindness and care.
Under the covers I can hide away. Hide from words that hurt me. Faces that scowl in my direction. Under the covers I am left be. Under the covers I don't hear. Negativity pouring off the tongue.
Today was rather different I realized something really important.....that I can't be broken hearted my heart does Something to my whole body that makes me sick.
If I don't return your messages Then my silence lets you know That I haven't turned & looked back Since the day I let you go.
I keep my fears well hidden So the world cannot see What a messed up wreck I have been And all the suffering I have seen I have travelled far and wide Searching for a place to hide Each time...
#acorn (not my first post, but one of my better early ones) Everybody's life is tough, And so our skin grows thick and tough. Still those bruises split and swell Until they harden into shell.
I'm sorry, sir, but you can't see my heart. I've put it under lock & key. So many people have left it mangled, babe. So, sorry. I can't love you & you can't love me. How can anyone be so naïve.
He's got fears on the inside I hear those are the worst kind Always keeping her on his mind When it hurts.
So the world outside my window. Can stay right where it is. My home is now my castle. And in it nothing gives. A dam is built from flowers. That surround the castle wall.
A little slice of heaven, I'll keep you at arms' reach, For every story has a moral, A lesson it must teach.
My head lays on your chest, As we cuddle in bed at rest, You are always there, Yet I say you're not allowed to care, I know it's just because my heart is cracked and peeled, And I know it's...