me and you
tend to lose

you and i
fail every time

me and him
can never win

me and they
destined for heartache

me and she
a sadist's dream

me and me
the only possibility

leave me alone with my consequences
leave me alone to clean up my mess

your eyes rake over my body
summing up my value
i don't recognise your currency
of pure, rancid misogyny

your eyes rake over my body
when you don't even know me
you think my physical features are worth more than an honest picture
you skim my cover but never bother to read the story

your eyes rake over my body
summing up my value
fifty points for the ******* and fifty points for the thighs
it's funny how you never bothered to value my mind

your eyes rake over my body
you begin to feed me your line
i make my beeline for the door
leaving your misogyny behind

You were gone
So the puzzle was incomplete
But you never knew that
You were the missing piece

you see me differently
i see you differently
they see us both the same
what a mistake they made

Sometimes when I see you
I see a stranger
A beautifully mysterious stranger
It makes me want to get to know you again
For now let's just forget the romance
Let's focus on being friends

Sometimes when I see you
I see a flower
Not quite yet in bloom
It makes me want to wait for spring
To watch our love blossom again
For now let's forget the past lies
Let's focus on the present truth

Sometimes when I see you
I see a boy
An innocent boy
Not quite yet a man
It makes me want to hold your innocence
In the palm of my hand
For now let's just go with the flow
Let's forget what we had planned

I only come out at night
When the monsters roam
You ask me why I live so dangerously
Why I risk my life, my safety
My dear,
Did you never realise?
The scariest monster is me

I am more than I have ever been
I can hear somebody singing
Is that the sound of peace?
Is that the sound of a woman growing?

I am the girl inside the woman
I am the woman inside the girl
I was born into a world of men
I grew braver than ten of them

I am more than I have ever been
I am the strength inside the struggle
I am the hope inside the horror
I am the phoenix flying free

I am more than I have ever been
I was a prisoner, now I am queen
I can hear the sound of peace
I can hear the sound of a woman growing

Call me what you want
Call it timing
Call it coincidence
Call it Murphy's Law
Call this whatever you need so we can move on

My mistakes left deep marks on your heart
Each mistake has left a scar
Maybe this time I went too far
Maybe we were cursed from the start

My mistakes seem to follow a broken pattern
I feel neglected so infidelity happened
It left a dent in our beautiful passion
I pushed away my most beloved companion

My mistakes have left me bruised and broken
I know I've hurt you with my selfish actions
I'll do anything for a reconnection
Let me show you that you are still my ocean

I am mystified by the selfishness

Confounded by the greed

I am puzzled by single mindedness

Encouraged by privilidge

Propelled by fear

You are mystified that I am still confounded

You are puzzled that I still care

This has been happening for centuries

So you wonder why I still promote peace

You wonder why I am still here

i do not need you
you are a color on a rainbow
a color can be quickly painted over
i do not need you
you are something nice to look at
but beautiful things have a way of moving
you will move on too
i cannot need you
i have needed things before
when you put all of your hope in something
it becomes valuable
it becomes dangerous
it becomes flawed
nobody bothers to steal something that is not needed
i suppose you would be useless to a thief
if there is no attachment
there will be no grief
i do not need you
please,
stop needing me

you are no burden
the only burden ive ever known
are the ones who called you a burden
who made you believe you were alone
you are no burden
you give me passion and purpose
you are not a burden
you are precious

correct me if i'm wrong
but i cannot be corrected
sorry but i'm not actually sorry
i cannot help being right

NO means NO means NO means NO

I am truth
Truth, you'll never know

The one who turns a NO to YES
To suit them best
To rob what isn't theirs

The one who turns a NO to YES
Will never feel Truth's caress

Will never feel the raw beauty
Of living with integrity

NO means NO means NO means NO

We both know it's time for you to go.

To no one in particular
You said goodbye

To no one in particular
You sang a lullaby

To no one in particular
You delivered a gift

The ghost in your mind
No longer exists

your delicate frame was bent
in the act of beseeching contrition

like remorse was a mask to be worn
like penitence was a role to play

my opulent frame was bent
in the act of torturous punishment

like sadism was a game to be mastered
like a grudge could be beautiful art

your delicate frame was bent
in the act of  beseeching contrition

like mercy was a place we had visited together
like absolution was a time that you had marked in your calendar

my opulent frame was bent
in the act of humorous revelation

like it had taken you a year to realise
that there will be no reprieve here

I will not play this game
I forfeit
I give up
In done
You think that means you've won

But how can you win if you're holding a gun?

why are you still here?
is
it
because
you have nowhere else to go ?

I've always been the odd one out
Luna Lovegood stole my heart
This is my odd ball shout out

you try me on for size
only to realise we never fit
oh, how tragic

Once upon a time
Once thousand years ago
I had this precious gift called youthful innocence

Funny how a fickle foe disguised by the name of Time
Can rob me of my scruples
Can corrupt an innocent mind

Once upon a time
A thousand years ago
I was a decent person but I let that person go

i remember you'd bring me an orange
whenever i was sad
you said it was a symbol of courage
a sphere of sunshine to use at my command

i remember you'd bring me an orange
just to make me smile
i remember you taught me that courage
can be found in the fruit isle

You told me that your home was your garden
Surrounded by God's beautiful nature
I told you that my home is the ocean
Surrounded by water that stretches on forever
We both came from homes of destruction
We both came from homes of pain
The most wonderful home that we ever knew was the one that we both made

It's not over until it's over
If that is true
Then I'm pretty sure that we are
Pretty ******* over

I am paralysed with fear
What if we are never friends again?
I am paralysed with fear
What if I've ****** up in the worst way ever?

is
my
feminism
measured
by
your
misogyny?

do
you
see
the
patriarchy
that
is
trying
to
escape
me?

I aint no fool
I just believe in peace
He thinks that means the same **** thing

If I had been born with a *****
I wonder how I would have used it
Would I have wielded my power?
Would I have identified as an alpha?

Would I be gentle or a brute?
Would I love or abuse?
Would I have been the enemy?
Or would I simply have been me?

my reason why
is your glorious smile when i am by your side

my reason for being alive
is your peppermint tea and key lime pie