Granted

You took my heart for granted

Once, and then again

You snatched my heart right off my sleeve

With your slight of hand

At first you promised me love

But then you chose to neglect

Now you wonder why its broken

Well, what'd you expect?

?

I write a love song to a question mark

To a girl named fill-in-the-blank

Multiple memories of success amidst failure

Paint the picture of the punctuation mark

That I have fallen in love with.

Finalitude

Either tell me you don't love me

Or convince me that you do

For if my mind is left to wonder

I'll fall out of love with you

The Sailor's Knot

Oh how I wish that I could run

That I could run away with you

But even though I love you so

There is nothing I can do

Day by day, plan by plan

I scheme a way to flee

We are so close to setting sail

So close to being free

But alas my love, we are tied down

And so our sails can't fly

Even though we have the wind

Time is not on our side

Through The Back

BANG!!

Like a line drive to the face

A bullet shot, straight and true

With a fast and deadly pace.

Hollow-pointed words arranging in your mind

"CLICK" - The mouse pulled the trigger

And you left me behind.

Out from behind a shoulder

Frozen iced and cold

The metal speeds through my back

Blood runs red and bold.

I turn to see my shooter

And I am weakened at the knees

Only, not by love this time

But by the blood you draw from me.

Hope and made me blind

Alas, now I can see

That even though I declared my love

You never did love me.

Your secrets were intended

To soften up the blow

But your secret shot went through my back

Rang loud, and now I know

That as I am brought down

As I fall upon my knees

As my blood escapes my chest

And my shirt soaks red with ease

As my eyes are opened

And I hear your last reply

You take his hand, whisper, "I'm sorry"

And leave me there to die.

Don't Say You Love Me

Games with my mind

But maybe you didn't mean to play

But whether or not you meant to

It's hurting anyways

Love is blind 

Therefor I couldn't see

That the one you loved

Wasn't me

Oh that day of my eyes first opening

Began that day of my hopes closing

And when those doors begin to shut

Darkness seems unavoidable ... but

A new light will shine through a window unseen

And now for escape, I now have a means

I'll unlock it, open it, and climb on through

And I'll look for someone to love

Who'll love me back too...

Someone, Always There

As she sits, swaying on the swing, the sunlight ripples across her face through the branches.  The grass gently tickles her feet while she drifts back and forth.  She gazes into the horizon, watching the sunset.  Another day is passing.  Her eyes close and she hears the birds singing, sprinklers sputtering in the distance, and the creaking of the swing ropes under the old willow tree.  The sway of the swing grows smaller, and she can't keep going, as her feet can't touch the ground.  The end of the ride is coming, just as is the end of the day, so she'll simply take in the scenery while it lasts.  Perhaps she will return tomorrow and renew her joy with the rising sun.  In the dark she feels alone, but she doesn't have to be.  Together we could gaze upon the stars and the heavens as we lay beneath the old willow tree.  And when the rising morning sun returns, she can swing again, and I will never leave her side.