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Julia Dec 2011
The shattered glass
severed the silence
between our breaking
hearts.
Julia Dec 2011
There's
something
I must
admit
. . .
I'm not
in the
spirit.
Julia Dec 2011
You tell me to close the curtains.
"Close the curtains so the neighbors won't see!"
But one thought rings out clear in my mind --
The curtains won't change what you're doing to me.

Even if the world's in the dark
About what happens under the cover of night,
It still hurts, it still happens, and it is real.
The situation is desperate for light.

You can try to belittle me -- go right ahead.
But I know something you don't know.
Hit me, hurt me, try to knock me down;
I have nowhere left to go.

I've already hit rock bottom;
I've got nowhere left to fall.
So, close the door behind you --
Because I'm going to tell it all.
Julia Dec 2011
If you only knew
the details of my past...
If you could give me
a love that would last...
If you could heal me
without a cast...

Then I'd tell you everything,
and this gap would be surpassed.

If you would forgive me
and hold me tight...
If you would just see me
in a different light...
If you could do this
then I just might...

Let the skeletons in my closet
come into the light.
Julia Dec 2011
I need you to love me.
Is that so hard to do?
I have the gracious love of others,
but the thing is, it's not you.

I want you to want me.
Don't you want it too?
I can see the longing in your eyes,
it's one you can't subdue.

Don't lie to me.
Can you tell me the truth?
Foundations are not built on lies;
let's not be uncouth.

Don't make me cry.
Are you empowered when I'm broken?
Could these words that bring such pain,
just be left unspoken?

If you do these things, you'll get my love;
my love, my time, my heart.
I trust you, and I love you.
Please, don't tear me apart.
Julia Nov 2011
I've lied to those I love;
I've done things I regret.
But forgiveness comes, like the mourning dove,
Reminding me to not hurt again.

I've stolen time that wasn't mine
To take, to use, to prosper.
I've picked a fight; I've paid a fine
As reconciliation for my sins.

My last confession, I try to hide
From others, and even myself.
But it doesn't matter how hard I try,
I will never be perfect.
Julia Nov 2011
Broken promises and broken bones;
Makeup to cover her scars.
He beats her, yet she won't accept the fact
That only leaving will keep her in tact.

He'll hit her, then confess his love.
She'll fall for him all over again.
Every time she's bruised and battered,
He doesn't mind that her heart's been shattered.

She can make excuses for him,
And she'll continue in doing so.
They will be to no avail...
The bruises tell a different tale.
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