The dust covered past
Ashen photographs
Tossed in the trash
Or tucked in folders
Hiding my tracks
So no one asks
To hear a story
My lips can’t bear to speak
Flashbacks fading fast
Imprinted laughter
Haunting ashes
Coal gone cold
Old bones roll
Crossroads only meet once
Reload your finest guns
Empty your chamber
To light those embers
To give illusion that the fire burns
To remember that these memories hurt
Remember when I made you dance with me in the rain? You had hated water, and put out your claws like a cat. But you couldn’t help to smile, when I held your hand and skipped through all the puddles. You told me this wasn’t a romantic comedy and called me out for just wanting to kiss you in the rain. But why not? I wonder if you miss that, and think of me when it storms there. I wonder if the rain bothers you for those different reasons now.
I want you as my happy ending
Pixie dust and all
I want my faerie tale wedding
Pretty dress and ball
Wanted to fall in love
But I fell on my face
Had to push my luck
Couldn’t give you space
So much space
Even star-crossed lovers
Share the same sky
In my past lives
Had I been just as sure?
But I’m no longer in your space
Just stargazing at a familiar face
I had thought you fell long ago
But you still have that astral glow
Now that I’m the one down below
I’m no longer the girl you know
A change of pace
The chase is over
Race of power
Listless lovers
Once upon a time
Is all we are now
We’re no longer one
You were never mine
Wasn’t a damsel in distress
But you left me in a mess
I could always whistle while I work
But no matter how much I scrub
My rags are doused in dirt
Wish I could prick the spinning wheel
And fall asleep forever
Wish I could stay hopeful
Maybe get better
True love’s first kiss
Is a distant memory
Oh how I miss
The days you used to need me
The days you drove me crazy
The days we were just lazy
The days you made space for me
When you said we’re meant to be
When we were more than memories
I tie our stories in knots
Little messages on strings
Tie them to balloons
And send them off to space
Maybe I’m an afterthought
A smile before the sting
Scattered whispers from the moon
Are stories displaced
When did we get
So scripted
We were once so
Addicted
To the rush
So in love
Arm in arm
Was enough
But now…
It’s tough
Feeling down
Out of touch
Remember all the nights
Watching scary movies
Biting at my neck
Making love; getting spooky
Before it was war
It was Warcraft
After it was love
It was Lovecraft
We walked around the city
Holding hands
Just to show off
Drew hearts around our names
In chalk
On the sidewalk
You’re an artist
I’m a writer
We were just so perfect
Our pages bound together
Found sketchbooks piled high
I love how you drew me
You put stars in my eyes
Made me feel so pretty
Practiced magick
In the thicket
By the crickets
Crossed our spirits
We’ve had highs and lows
And lounged in limbo
But where love used to grow
The river flows
Of tears that filled teacups
When I’m alone
You haven’t shown up
For tea in a while
Because you gave up
But I miss your smile
I don’t dare face the past
But this Cheerwine tastes like memories
When you’d stare into my eyes
And tell me you admire me
I remember looking back
With eyes that said take me
I thought I saw through you
But the mirror was empty
Now I see the ghost of you
At the windowpane
But those lips will never speak my name
The voice I knew is fading
I loved the way you’d paint me
A goddess in your vision
Body glowing like the moon
Wrapped in a starry night
Those dark arms were you
Once a weaver of the night tide
My ribbons at the crossroads
Fate cut the cord;
Borrowed my shadows
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