I hear, there is no caring just lingering thoughts
Of what it's believed to never have been
Still your demons awakened my own
As i fulfilled my promise to give you all that i could

The evil surfaced in acid burns on the soul,
Your sulfur dragons born of barren dreams
Spewed fire that licked my flesh clean
And as you consumed the charred bits of my essence
I experienced the kind of freedom
Birthed in a place I never wanted to be

Relinquishing so much of my past, my pain
To have you grow stronger
As I dig my nails into my own flesh
To crawl out of the shadows I, myself, created

And I hear your gentle voice whisper vile commands
The hint of an evil smile as I dutifully acquiesce
Claimed in the darkness found in the corners of daylight
I kept my promise
And you claimed me
Mind, body, and soul

When my demons were quelled
As you slay them
As you bashed them into submission
My knight, in empty armor
My heart, now unbound, became full

Perhaps you believed that my heart would feed your own
But your heart turned to ash
The last time it loved
Still, your monsters were hungry
And my heart was full

You held me in the darkness
Your hand in mine
Keeping my sadness company
Turning friendship into love
'Tis who you are,
Who you hate yourself for being

In that place where your sweetness flows,
Where there is no doubt that you care
Your monsters ate my heart
Consuming chunks of my emotion
And I, having an abundance,
Was grateful for the chance to feed you

But my heart, now full of holes
Still mocked you in its ability to smile
So, you kissed me and held my heart once again
So I  would not drown in my own fear

And I gave you what you always wanted
Mind, body, heart, and soul

And there you were
All the while disgusted
That my promises
Don't feel like your reality
That my heart is more sweet than savory
And that my demons lie dormant
While yours are ravenous
Looking for new prey

The holes in my heart smolder
As I feel that familiar burn
The burn of the birth of new demons

Away friend, you shouldn't despair;
Away friend, you shouldn’t be scared;
I am here for you now.

Time ago I was scared too;
Time ago I was alone;
But I got through it;
I survived.

This time I am here for you;
This time you are not alone;
I am here to stay;
FOREVER.

She is walking through the hallways
At her school
She sees
Her old friend
And they walk passed each other
But they do not say a word

Why is it like
She's always following me

And her friend
Is thinking
Why can't we
Just be friends again

I'm sorry

And her friend gets a text
Another guy has cheated on her
She doesn't cry

She's use to it

Then she sits down at the lunch table
Alone
And pulls out her phone

She texts her old friend
But she doesn't answer
On the other side
Her friend sees the text
But doesn't respond

She really hates April now

April starts crying
And a guy asks her what's wrong
And he sits down by her side
And asks why she's not eating

Then April sees her old friend
And it switches to her perspective
And she just looks at April
And April stops crying

And she walks on by

And the guy says
Is that your friend?

And he says
Can we hang out sometime
I could take you out to eat
We could go out to a movie
Want to?

She says
Okay
But let's take it slow
Just a date
Nothing more

He says
Sure
That's all I was asking

Then April's friend
Turns out of line
And sees them walk away
She sends her a text

She doesn't respond

She then thinks
She's just gonna get hurt again
She turns around
They're gone
She turns back in line

I can't just let her
Get hurt again
I have to do something

The line starts moving
And people cut in front of her

Then a guy asks her
What's wrong?

She says
Shut up

He says
Wow
*****

She's like
Whatever

You’re not rejection
Not from me
Or any man
Nor the reasons you assume are true

You’re not alone
Don’t make yourself that way
Wear your dress tonight
And know that I believe in you

Roller skating against the traffic
Is it safer than inviting me into your dreams?
The wind that blows through your life
Is still there waiting for you to set your sails free

Whatever effect I had
I’m just not sure, but
It’s not worth what you are
You have to believe what’s true

I wanted to drive up the road
I know you’re at the end
But water always turns without thought
I wonder if I’m flowing to you

Stepping outside to see the lightening
It’s not as safe as telling me we’re just friends
I know why you ran back inside
That’s where what you were never ends