Friday, December 22, 2017

Looked

I looked but never touched
We were both adults
But I never behaved that way
She whispered my name
I turned away
But her words spoken
Left my heart broken
Did she mean to crush me
Did she want my death
Did she seek to hurt me
Did she want to place me on her shelf
Broken mirror
Broken glass
I refuse to surrender
But I am fading fast
I am flawed beyond measure
Yet still I try to be of honor
My life is not for sale
So forever now I wander
Because I've lost my way
And I am left to ponder
Why I do this to myself
She was lust made simplified
Aimed at making me backslide
Falling from my home
Leaving me all alone
Again