Sunday, August 21, 2022

Dust

In all the ways we could have done better
In all the broken hearts
Honey, I could never be her
I'm missing too many parts

In all the salt and all the sand
Ground beneath my feet
In all the things I'll never understand
Where silence and chaos meet

Here is where I'll always stay
Lost in memories
Here is where they always say
Time and matter freeze 

And thus we find: it doesn't matter
All these wasted things
All our lives, lost in mindless chatter 
This is what life brings

In all the caramel and all the sea
Crashing about my head
In all these things - remember me
And everything I said

For if all is mindless and forgotten 
And every summer fades
Tell me, did it really happen?
Obscurity cascades 

I'll let it crash and wash me clean
I'll let myself forget
Everything I could ever mean
Try if you must - you can't hold onto it

I'll let go and watch them rust
All the things I could have done better
I can disperse into sand and star dust
But I can never be her

Sunday, August 7, 2022

I Alone

I wanted to be sincere 
I wanted to explain
But all the silver linings 
Don't cover all the pain

I can't catch my breath now
I can't control my head
All my thoughts circle
All my reason fled

Catch it if you can
Catch me if you dare
Wrap your arms around me
Watch my seams tear

Cinch them all together
Calloused hands do it well
Accosted by the world
All the pieces swell

I'll fall to pieces
I'll scatter in the wind
Everything is ash now
Each moment has thinned 

I wanted to explain
I wanted to be sincere 
But all that remains
Is I alone, standing here