Under Glass by AHS
I knew you for a moment
and your hate enveloped me
more lovingly than my father's "love" ever did
Your flashing eyes made pointless
all the years not spent looking into them
and lit my shadowed mind with challenges
never taken until taken
with the sweet possibilities of your acid tongue
Dare you be the first to not bend to my name?
I cannot help but admire your unwavering rejection
even as it daily knocks me down
I fear this tempting trap, this copper flame
now houses all that remains of me
Broken perfection, cracked facade
afflicted by your words, but underneath
sinew strengthened by the fire of your grace
How did I recognize what I never knew existed?
One like you, always warmth
even in anger, even in hate
Were you made to save me from my wicked self?
Or will you only be mine caught under glass?
Like a ship in a bottle, like a framed butterfly
Beautiful keepsake, proud and fragile and strong
a promise locked away I'll never quite touch
Your wildness kept still puts tears in my ice cold eyes
and as you melt me I break this heart open for you
not letting you see how deep it cuts
I let you go, needing you flying free
even if that will always mean without me
And that is how I know I have loved.