Like You
a poem to Davy Jones
Every time I think of tears I see rain
Rain and thunder
Maelstrom of rage and hate
Lover's pain
Betrayal's burning scars.
I hear my own heart beat when I cry
And it sounds so far away
As if it's hidden from me
In the dark abyss I traverse
Deep within my mind
As I hear a forgotten lullaby.
I'm becoming like you.
I'm feeling pain so deep it yearns
To break free and die
I'm seeing everything in light
So dim it brings out the darkest demons
I laugh, darkness is my sanctuary.
Pain lives in the light.
Like you
I've been waiting so long to be free
I've been burning in pain, no one sees
The lost child wandering in my eyes
Unable to break away
Like you
I've been betrayed, I've been spurned
Promises broken and burned
Nothing left but ashes and memory
And music playing
haunting Me forever
Like you
My heart is broken and beating
I smile but it's not out of laughter
It's because I can only regret
What might have been.
Like you
I wonder what might have been
And that knowledge tortures me
And I wander alone
Under my own storm
Under my own broken wings.
I can forgive
But I can never forget.