Let the burning course through you
A drug in your veins
I can feel the constriction
Just the thought of you brings
A smile to my lips
A song to my soul

And yet

I find myself so lost in this chaos around me
Spinning, spinning, a whirling dervish of destruction
Where do I have left to fall
When the fragile walls crumble before us?
A mind blanketed in anxiety
You set my quivering soul at peace
A stolen glimpse of eden
For even when the strongest
Begin to feel weak

When the truth is told,
I’m terrified.
I’m confused and sometimes a wreck
But I refuse to let fear control me
And all I ask for is your hand

I tend to drown out my own voice
Running until I fall
I lend my heart to all I can
Simply to keep treason out
I reach out for perfection, my constant unattainable
Always looking for the middleground
Between misery, and who I want to be
I love you
I despise me
I love you
I love me
Frustration tears at my being
Razors beneath the skin

But I see light in your eyes
Illuminating the good
A fire behind your smile
Bringing life to my dreams
Your touch, and my breath catches
One caress, and my pulse stops
A friend through my own stupidity
A warm embrace in the coldest of nights

When the truth is told,
I’m terrified
I’m confused and sometimes a wreck
But I refuse to let fear control me
And all I ask for is your hand

 
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