Not Enough
I'm not brave enough to love you
Not strong enough to hold you
And you slip through my grasp once again
And I'm tired of trying
So tired of failing
That I don't want to do this again
I've stuck by you for years now
Not willing to let go, not knowing how
Doing all that I could to make you stay
But there are times when I am with you
That for the most I cannot reach you
You wear me down with the games that you play
It's not enough, not enough
To be in love with you
It's not enough when your heart isn't true
But though you cut me to the bone
I don't want to be alone
I'll do what it takes if it means I'll be with you
The Poet of Harper Street WIP by TMZai, literature
Literature
The Poet of Harper Street WIP
Death of You
I'll be the death of you
Draw the very breath from you
I am your end, can't you feel it?
Your heart may beat its last drops of blood
But if I warn you, you'll ignore it
All you'll do is smile and nod
Never mind the shadowed eyes and hallowed cheeks
We do the best with the cards were dealt
See the bones beneath my shallow skin?
Arent I the very picture of health?
But Ill be the death of you
Take the very breath from you
Good sir, Ill be the death of you
But it doesnt matter if my skin is pale
Or whether my eyes are blue or green
As long as wounds from yesterday are hidden
All that mat
If It's Not One Thing
If its not one thing, its another with me
If its not him, then its her I see
At this rate I know Ill never be free
But Im not sure that I want to be
If its not one thing, its another with me
When I think of her, I remember the times
When we laughed and we danced all night
Ive never met someone who felt so right
Now I cant get her off my mind
But with him, I know I tried too hard
To love him with a broken heart
Now the guilt weighs like a stone in my chest
And hell end up just like the rest
If its not one thing, its another with m
Love Lost
You are my better half, my everything
You helped me fly with a broken wing
I was alone, everything to fear
Drowning in a pool of my own fallen tears
You took my hand, taught me how to trust
Now nothing matters more to me than the two of us
Don't leave me now, now that I know you
You've shown me there is beauty, you've shown me there is truth
I know you feel betrayed, but please believe me now
I never meant to hurt you and I don't want to hurt you now
Love me like you did before you knew the truth
Love me as you know me, as you know that I love you
For without you my frail heart will crumble all away
Without you I will
For Raven
The same moon hangs overhead
Above yours and above mine
So I suppose in a way
You and I are intertwined
The same stars give us the same light
And were close enough to breathe the same air
Were mere inches apart yet when I see your eyes
It feels like youre not quite there
But Ill take what I can get
When it comes to being close to you
Even if all I can do is gaze
Into your eyes of glass and fire blue
Id delight you with poetry
Id write you a book if I thought
That your own tale wasnt a thousand times
More than what my own mind has got
What a book you could write, what poetry
Little Bird
Little bird, little bird, why do you cry?
The world has given me wings, but not taught me to fly
Little bird, little bird how do you sleep?
Fearful of what the morning will reap
And so little bird, little bird, what will you do?
Keep close to my heart what I know to be true
Then little bird, little bird, why do you weep?
The truth I know is freedom is not mine to keep
Little Bird Reprise
Little bird, little bird, why do you smile?
Ive found love and it has made life worthwhile
Little bird, little bird, what do you dream?
My dreams are as endless as the sky, it seems
And so, little bird, little bird, what will you do?
Spread my wings and see if theyre true
Little bird, little bird, thy wings doth shine bright
Then take my hand and my heart and we two shall take flight
Punishment
Youve taken everything I had
And burned it to the ground
The fires are still roaring
Im still deafened by the sound
So heres the fire you gave me
Now burn finely into ash
For no payment equal your sins
And you cannot change the past
No more than you can change
What haunts you in your dreams
I pray that when you close your eyes
You only hear my dying screams
My blood still stains your hands
And someday soon yours will stain mine
Your hopes for absolution
Have now withered on the vine
Salazar, you stole my heart
And then you stole my soul.
Ties that bind and never break
I never guessed how far yo