Her Story
Sweet girl you know the world needs you more than he does
Up late, tears of joy and sorrow, satisfaction but lacking the love
Your pain is a burden I’m not willing to bare
I want to set you free, free like the black calm of a prayer
Blue skies won’t do I need the sun and the moon too
To shine light on your path, keep those red tears from following you
We all get our sunny days as well as the rain
But your rain shouldn’t come and leave a permanent stain
You said they all loved you, love-struck but never lonely
But these tattered and battered books I’m reading tell a different story
These first few pages are pristine, clean and unsullen
What happened next wasn’t acknowledged, no one’s talking no one’s telling
Now the pages get dark, the words real unclear
Even you are struggling to see what really happened here
I’m hoping with time comes clarity and washes away the dirt
But for now I’ll read this pain and this radiating hurt
A few chapters later these pages begin to lighten
From the rush of your pen I can tell you met someone you felt right with
I could hear the smile through your words, another lovesick song bird
Reaching for a little hope of a woman finding what’s hers
But despair crept in and again the pages darkened
This song bird felt sick, the love just another poison
Life’s roads are winding, full of treacherous curves
I’m sorry and I love you, those are dangerous words
Mimicking those fruitless relationships, that you picked up from home
You were ill-fated, trying to imitate a love that you were never shown
The pages only get darker, the thoughts more shattered
Convinced that they would keep you if only you would be better
Your story hits a climax, you came up against a deathful need
But the alarm sounded too late, now the poison runs deep
So now you’re gasping for air, no strength for the struggle
Your eyes were too far closed to see the signs of trouble
The pages go black, so I don’t know how your story ends
But I know I’ll never get to see you the same way again
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