And Life Goes On...

If you must, hurt me now so I stay away, Bring out your worst, don't spare me the pain, Let your dark side find me alone, Let your vice shadow over all I adore, For only then it is that I can begin to fix, All that you feel is wrong... If you must, free the beast, so I can slay it's core, Bring out your worst, don't hold back now, Show me all you're capable of, So I can prove to you, and to the world, You're all but the beast you think you are, You're home to me, this is where you belong.

Of strangers filling voids Created by the ones most trusted, Some brought forth as lives entwined - Into the darkness, into the light, A bond forged, inhibitions set aside, Unbound by blood, guided by love - Madness personified! Of this stronger love filling voids Till there weren't any left, They set off, towards the woods, Into the deepest end, where the sun never set, The light never dimmed, Cautiously they'd chosen - Knowing the light here came from within.

Here I was, immersed deep in self-love, Somewhat hollow, but self-sufficient, Driven to be all I’d ever need from another, Alone, content, not a day that I felt lonesome! Then you came along, a soft whisper in the wind, With a devious smile, hiding a storm within, Shining through, like the sun on a dreary day, Blinding me with your brightest rays... Blinding, in ways unexpected, With that gorgeous poker face, unsuspected Shattering my once sturdy walls, Vulnerable now, I bared all there was. Switching gears to the incipience of the end Not too naive to comprehend - This, us, none of it was enough Your best for me was half a heart But a coward at play, You wouldn’t say it to my face So I summoned my superficial strength And let you go, left you to repent.