mercy
come find me
tell me i’m worthy

beauty
don’t leave me
i’m already lonely

creativity
come back to me
show me what i could be

she stays
taken for granted
longing for love
playing her hand
she knows it’s a bluff
she stays
lost in confusion
laying awake
used for amusement
still she stays

a favorite song
a conversation
a warning cry
a radio station
a photo album
cycles through
a favorite meal
what’s old is new

you got your wish
your message rang loud 
never quite enough 
because i’m not enough for myself 

the truth felt so deeply 
down into my bones 
you’ve reaffirmed that 
the emperor has no clothes 

the final tie that bound me to you
broke like a smile
no drama
no pain
only the slightest of jealousy
that passed with one blink of my eyes
because what i have now
is complete peace of mind

when you look in the mirror, who is it you see?
did you write your own lyric, or did you steal it from me?

words trapped between the softness of your skin
they stand in stark contrast to your actions again

he wasn’t what i thought he’d be
so many men they grow like weeds
though not quite free
he accepts me for me
the woman in his dreams

a spark, a flame ignites my soul
that feeling lost long ago
all that’s left is moving forward
clouds replaced with rainbows
the sun casting shadows

insufficient
no significance
a pebble in a shoe

loose threads
tangled webs
nothing old is new

i know you lied
you said you tried
doomed from the start
we would never survive

nothing stood out
until all of my doubt
slips into fissures
that litter the ground