Listen to the pitter patter
Paws of black padded pink
Hear the raindrops spray once again
To rest on silky fur
Taste the honey on a spiked tongue
Coating paws in bittersweet
Smell the dry sunlight whisk away sour memories
As the cat carries on
Watch the puddles catch every step
Paces always constant
Feel the blood pool beneath
The cat leaps off the path

Paper thin slits
On my pale skin
Blood glistening
A deep crimson

Sets the shame free
Cools the anger
But I still hate
This part of me

Blades press deeper
For each mistake
The searing pain
I cannot hide

This punishment
I deserve it
So my mind says
Repeatedly

Tears shed by my eyes
Capture sorrow and hopelessness
In a wailing sob

Tears shed by the sky
Pour from the heavens to nourish
All who live below

Why can't I
Cry like the sky?

Leaving not a salty burn
But the scent of petrichor

A lost stranger
Waved at me today
My aching heart
Hurt a little less
The corners of my lips
Raised a little more
Face every trial
Knowing that you made my day
Brighten a little more

Life is a gift
Of random splendour

Pain starting swift
Then the next so tender

Or so they say
Give a reason to me

Why my sweets stay
As stagnant as can be

A secret treasure all hold
People search while some have found
The red thread winds unseen
As pairs of souls are bound
Limited not by time, nor place
Circumstance cannot take
For it may stretch or tangle
But never will it break
Lovers tied by a scarlet line
Listen to its call
Some miss the chance of fate
Others seek stolen strings, destined to fall
Limited not by time, nor place
Circumstance cannot take
For it may stretch or tangle
But never will it break

Tears like hounds I hold back
Alas, the chains snap
Broken as I
Cold eyes beat down
On my worthless pain
Scarlet stains mark my hands
Left by the scraping metal
They see the hounds
Those **** eyes,
Lift your gazes from me!
The very air chokes my throat
Leave be the wandering hounds
Eyes of winter
Can't you see my suffering?

Seated on a bench
Carved with words
Waiting for the train
To take me away

Somewhere far from
This empty town
The streets are too quiet
Only ghosts remain now

A fireplace flickers
Somewhere down the road
Piercing the night
And the whispering breeze

Cackling relatives
Curious children
The smoke curls
As the sounds fade

Beneath my feet
A deep rumble
The train screeches
To a halt beside me

Mist kisses my cheeks
Before I step into the light
The laughter stings
My scarlet ears

I take a seat
And press against the glass
Breath painting shapes
On the foggy window

I've left the town behind
My home nowhere in sight
I could be going anywhere
Yet I'm headed nowhere

A wanderer approaches you
His eyes are those who've seen the world
For this man, what would you do?
Turn your cheek and fear his act
Or greet him, ease what he's been through
He'd smile back, old and worn
Like painted art that's lost its hue
"Release hearts still confined, forget not your own."
His advice a mountain, solid and true
Every day you'd meet those eyes, growing ever-so softer
The wandering soul has advice for you

Keep your head up high
Even if your heart's down low
When the future rolls around
You'll be laughing about it, I know

The courage that you had
To let your feelings show
Keep it with you, always
It'll surely help you grow

Heartbreak hurts in many ways
You might think it's your time to go
But surround yourself with joyful things
And soon you'll start to glow

The ground is still beneath you
Even when the tears do flow
It may seem like it's over now
But you'll get through it, though

The future promises
...
Nothing, really

Just a shrowd of dreams
That will never happen

Would you love me if
I put forth an apology?
Would you love me if
I could make you jealous?
Would you love me if
I changed my looks?
Would you love me if
I acted normal?
Would you love me if
I̸ ̷s̶t̴o̴p̵p̴e̴d̸ ̸c̸a̶r̷i̵n̵g̴?̷
Would you love me if
I̷̞̦̽̈́ ̴̖̗͊s̶̪̑t̵̼͑͂o̶̧͂p̶̈͜p̶̨̖͊e̶̙̽d̴̗̈́ ̷̨̖̾p̷̥͉̎̃l̸̯̈́͘ĕ̴̳a̵̜͘͝d̵̺̏͗i̴̩̇͜n̶̪̰̚̕g̵̡̞͆?̷͙̀̋
Would you love me if
Ì̸̱͉̳̭̄ ̴͎̜̱̍͐̕s̵̜͗t̴̩̗̟̉̔͗͛ì̵̦̘̿̾̌͜ͅt̴̹̿c̵̗̜̫̏̄h̸͖͛͌e̶̹̔́̓d̷̼̙̐ ̵̖̱̙̪̄̉͗ṁ̸̯͕͒̿̈́y̵̙̪͖̠͊͑ ̴͓̻͉̪̽͒m̸͉̙̝͒̈́̔ȯ̴̧̮̙̍̓ͅù̴̪̀t̵̨̘̘̾́h̷̰̏͐́͐ ̴̻͎͕̆͒ş̴̛̘̱̌͘͝h̸̭̊̊͝ù̸͚̍͘ť̷̞͖͍̏̿?̴̭͂͗̍
Would you love me if
Ĭ̸̻̠̱̪̞͔̰̬͖̰̳͔̅̔̆ ̴̨̛̲̺̝̙̻̩̒͒̆̽͋̆͛͊̇̓́̈́̈͂̇͌͝Ḱ̴̨̢̛̯̟̫̹̣͍̜̼̤͈̤̫́͗̊̔͋͌̐̆͒͛̀̏̏̾̀̾̊̚̕̚ͅ­͔̮̣̝̠͉Į̵̛̝̭̺̲̤̱̊͐́͌̋͆̏̒̃̂͐̎̈́̐̓̔̏̿̔̚͘̕͠͝L̸̨̢̡̦̜͍̠̗̖̜̼͔̞̗̔̄L̷͗̏͑͋͝­̡̪̲̫̥͚̘͖͓̜̰̭̔́̑́̓͐̓͂̅́͊͘͜͝͝É̷̡̛̗̍̓̾̾͗͋̽̃̿̐͗D̶̛̛̆͐́͐̈́̋̽̑̈́̈̀͑̓̚͝͝͝­̢̨̗̥̥͔̥͋͋͛̅ ̷̛̰̙̱͕̼͈͂̌̅̇̊̍̊̑͊̂̉͂̆̏̈͋̃̓͐̕̕͘͝ͅͅM̷̨͈̾̌̈́͐̀͊̌͊̓͆̈́̂̄̾̆̎̈́̌̆̆͝͝Y̵̢̨̟̏­̢̧̨̧͕͇̣̳̲͖͕͉̬̪̝̣͓͍̬̩̭̪̖Ś̸̻̱̜̞͇̬̫͔̠͓̬͕̲̥̯̬̭͖͕̣̰̤͉͇͕͗̈͗͌͆̓͜͝͝E̵̓̿̕­̨̛̛̹̞̪̱͍̤̩̦̿͒̾́̄̍́͛̏̿͑̔̀͑̀̉͗͐̍̐͝L̸̢̡̰̙͇̞̩̞̜̜͕̝̲̝̠͇̻̩̻͊̈́͗͂͆̂̀̂̒̃̕ͅ­̹̼͓̱̗F̶̛͙̪̂̈́̋͂͛͛̈̓̂̇͘͘͜?̷̪̯̤̹̱̖̇͆͂̉̈́̒̏̿́̿̐̄̎͛͒̑̔̍́̈́̿̄͠͝͝


My apologies
I forgot how much
You caused me to suffer
I'll forget you too!
It won't be long now...

In a swift-paced world
Love is but a conquest
Is it possible to slow down?
I question my mind
Silent to my own ears
Why does he make my heart pound so?
I reassure my mouth
Despite my trembling fingertips
Just laugh, it will pass like the others!
Like a young child
Naive as such
I stumble through ever-changing calamity
Drawn to you
By the tug of heartstrings
My emotions drag me down
You lift me up on angel wings
I'd freeze my flesh
And scorch it too
Just to find a day
To be with you

On my own
Decisions have failed me
Love now a distant
Tangled lie

I walk among others
Their hearts turning over
My mouth repeats
What my eyes have seen

At last, love blossoms
For two friends close to me
As fate strikes yet again
I observe in utter joy

But I hold my own secret
For my love has returned
Back to habits long faded
Mended with pleasure

I'll be their wings
Into a new dawn
A mere shadow on the wall
But not quite so lonesome