We have tried
To be together
Many times
And each time
Ended the same
In heartbreak
And fighting

We have tried
To be apart
Many times
And each time
Is the same
With jealousy
And loneliness

We crave each other
Yet we never work
We're attractive
And repulsive
This twisted electromagnetivity
Keeps me to you
And pushes me away
So I guess
We'll just pulsate
In a constant state
Of confusion

I wish I was a tattoo
Permanent and unforgettable
But all I am is pencil
Already half-erased
Wishing I hadn't been
Such a mistake

I've known you
For three years
But it may as well
Have been
Our entire lives

We didn't grow up together
But you grew into me
And I into you
So our lives
Are entwined
Irreversably
You discovered parts of me
That I didn't know
Existed
You never changed me
But you made me
The best version
Of myself

I cannot cast you away
You are not a thought
Or a memory
You reside in my bones
You trickle through my veins
You are a corner of my heart
I owe the wrinkles on my face
To all the times
You made me smile
I'll never lose
The parts of you
That make up me

I wish
I were the kind of person
Who could let everything
Roll of their back
I wish I could laugh
In the face of trouble
And take it on
With my head held high

I watched you crumble
You went through hell
And I could only sit by
But you didn't need help
You overcame yourself
Your body was destroying itself
And you fought back
Nothing could keep you
Down
Nothing could defeat your spirit
When you were at your worst
You became your strongest

I can't forget you
Not simply because
I loved you
But you inspired me
Changed me
Proved to me that
Nothing is impossible

It's a cruel cycle
We've become a rut
And I can predict
Our future
The harder I cling
To our past and memories
The easier it is
For you to forget them
But as soon as I
Begin to look forward
You pull my hair
And whisper in my ear
As soon as I begin to give
You turn your back again
We never seem
To face each other
So maybe
We should stand
Side by side

The board meeting
Isn't going well
No one can seem
To agree on anything
The politicians are fierce
And convincing
And I've never been good
At making decisions
My head is spinning
With their arguments
Scrolling through lists
Of pros and cons

There's no way out of this
Someone has to get hurt
For me to be happy
But will I be happy
Knowing that it came
At someone else's expense?

Meeting ajourned
For now