i feel so stunted by my inadequacies
and so involved in my thoughts
i wish you could see them
but if you did you'd leave
you've really already left
but i still see you in my dreams
and when i wake i think of you
i only wish i didn't
in reality you come to me
with arms spread out
to share a warm embrace
disguise a broken union
i am the one broken
you have created this
nay, i shudder to think
it was me
i have chosen this
you have chosen me
why can't i sleep
why can't i dream
why can't i live
without your gracious face
i need to be near you
and it sickens me to think
that i will never
never be okay
so close your eyes
and try to remember me
as i wait
and run from memories of you
i could call this life an abyss
but the truth is
it is a shattered mirror
a broken record
a prize you once held dear that is now worthless
easily discarded in the dark recesses of your mind
where it can never escape
i hope you're happy.


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