Embedded

Didn't I used to fit here -

In between the hard and soft

Dragging us down all while they

Tried to hold us aloft 

Hidden amongst the faces

Endless variations of the same

Bound together and beholden 

Embedding deeper all the blame

Didn't it used to make sense

Getting caught up in all of it

Echoing back the phrases 

Take a seat and don't forget 

Strive until you break out

Make mistakes but never say

Attach your meaning to it

Lose yourself amidst the fray

Lie down just for awhile

Empty beds grow so small

Reach back through time, and let go of it all 

Air

To all my convictions swaying in the breeze 

I ask, "Will you not just let me go?"

But they were never ones to please -

They'd rather refuse to let me know

Anything for certain

Attempting to peek behind the curtain 

Has left me further in the dark

With endless shades of gray

On this twisting, winding way

Searching for a single candid spark

One small light to hold onto

That won't smother in my grasp

One thing that will remain true

That won't turn to dust in my clasp

As I wonder sporadically -

Do you actually love me

Or did you fall in love with me years ago

And just assume it's still true out of habit?

All these endless hairs I split

Trying simply to know

To all the knowledge I can't find

I ask, "Won't you let me be?"

But they'd rather let me lose my mind

Than give up anything for free

So I'll keep making rotations 

Cut right down to the foundations 

But it was always just a castle in the air

With no supports at all

All of life was made to fall

And get caught in endless splitting hair