Submissions by k-riddle

She smiles nervously as he takes her hand
He promises his love as he looks deep into her eyes
She can't help but second guess as his hands travle further down
Farther and farther
She wants this, she swears, as much as him
But she wants something even more
She wants that feeling of complete devotion
He can't believe this is finally happpening
Only six months in
He looks into her deep blue eyes and guilt pierces him
Is this right?
He kisses her forhead too look away from her trusting eyes
He's got her in the palm of his hand and they both know...

I know you're gone and I know you aren't coming back
No matter how much I beg
Or scream your name
Or cry these tears
But I still look for you around every corner
I see you whenfather's smile down at their daughters
I hear you in the music that fills myears and calms my heart
When the wind blows I remember your hugs
And whenthe sun shines I can feel you all around me
Then themoon comes out and it's as if your kissing me goodnight
Yes, you are gone
And no, you aren't coming back
But in a way you're still here
In me and in my sisters, you...

Let's take a step back in time when the sun always shined
I was sixteen and I grew up so fast
Never could learn to let go of the past
Every word said and comment made, I took it all to heart
All those lies, they became truth in my eyes
I gave him everything until there was nothing left to give
There are some things you can never get back
You gotta think and really know before you let it all go
But I was too young to really understand
The anger I felt was really shame, just a secondary emotion
But it set it all in motion
We've gotta learn to deal...

I close my eyes and I see nothing
I reach out and I feel nothing
I take this blanket of pure emptiness and I wrap it tight around me
So tight that I can't breathe and that's fine by me
I don't want to feel what I know is there
I don't want to see what I know is there
It's hiding behind every corner in my mind
It knows just how unsteady I am
That it would destroy me
I need to feel absolutely nothing
Free of feeling and sight
Devoid of memories that would send me spiraling down
I can feel the tears streaming down my cheeks
But I don't know...