Looking out the wide window,
her only means of escape,
she watches people passing by,
wishing of being among them

For trapped in a tower was she,
the princess stolen by the witch
with no companions but the birds
and nothing to do but dream

Once upon a time she had hope
she would dream of her prince,
the one that would rescue her
and free her from captivity

But the years made her hope fade
until one day it was gone
and all she could continue to do
was look out her window and dream.

~Lies and the Truth~

Once again they ask me,
that one little question,
and I try (though unsuccessfully)
to dodge answering it again.

More lies spill from my mouth,
vague, ambiguous answers,
while I think to myself
why can't I tell them the truth?

I don't know why I can't tell them
though I really want to.
Something just keeps me
from blurting out what is true.

And as I lie, once again,
my heart shakes from guilt.
But though I don't know why I lie,
I know I'll tell the truth someday.

One, two, three, four,
I'm counting the seconds,
The slow and agonizing seconds,
Until you come back home.

Five, six, seven, eight,
Counting as I sit here
Thinking of you
And contemplating your return.

Nine, ten, eleven, twelve,
It's been so long
Since you left me here
Aching as you walked away.

Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
I wonder if I still have a chance,
If you'll ever love me back,
Or if you love someone else.

Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
I see someone coming,
A silhouette running towards me,
And I stand up expectantly.

Twenty one, twenty two, twenty three, twenty four,
I'm taken aback as I'm suddenly hugged
By my best friend,
And I'm glad it's finally you.

As I watch a movie on my DVD,
I start to imagine of what would be
if we could rewind our lives
and try to change it for the better.

I imagine memories zoom around me,
little video clips of the past,
reminiscing on those moments
that I try to keep forgotten.

And as I see one certain clip
I knew in my heart, if I could,
I'd travel back in time
to re-do what transpires.

This one monumental moment
that changed both our lives
all thanks to my childish decision
that led to a stupid action.

And as I watch you read
that stupid little letter,
written by the child that was me,
I scream and plead for you to stop.

But you don't see me,
you don't hear me at all,
and the fire in your eyes are gone
all thanks to my immaturity.

And the memories zoom past me again
as I'm brought back to the present,
tears stream down from my eyes
as I helplessly watched all that.

But though that moment hurt me
much more than it did you,
I'm thankful for the lesson
that I learned from losing you.

No more childish decisions for me,
and however terrible my problem is,
I'll face it head on with a rue smile
As I remember what I lost that day.

Unspoken Words
June 28, 2007 09:50

It hurts to lie just to please everyone
But I don't know how to tell them
That the truth is I don't love you anymore
And I just want this all to end

I know it's better to let it all go
Than hang on for the wrong reasons
But I've always been a coward
And I don't have the guts to tell you

So I wait for something to come up
A reason I can use to finally end this
Keeping all the pain I feel inside
Until I'm finally free from you