If only for a moment
Pain like a waterfall
Cascade down upon me
Shower me in your anguish and fear
Until I am drenched to the soul.
Words you are unable to say
Tears which can not fall
Longing for affection, your injuries become mine
I try to coax it from you,
Replace the fear residing there
Your soul closed for so long
Devoid of all but pain
Eyes empty shadows, movements guarded
Self-protection well learned;
Our history, our greatest teacher
Inevitably
The Breaking Point must come-
The dam buckles and overflows
Overwhelm me in your voiceless sorrow
Relief to you beyond description
Words cannot decry
Your experience takes over my senses
Until I see no more, hear nothing
Become Unaware of my surroundings
Acutely aware of what it means to be you
Lost
As I drown along with you
As my soul drinks you in
Erasing what I was, what I thought I had become
So much hurt, fear, confusion, fear, pain, fear;
Devoid of trust
Longing for a confidant, a protector (Is there such a thing?)
So tentative, so hopeful, so frightened: so strange a combination
Your history a consistent reminder
Of our inherent inconsistency
Looking for a leader to pull you from this place
You understand what it means to be me
But I can only offer you an outlet,
A receptacle of emotions and experience
How I long to pick you up!
Cradle you in my arms as if a child, surround you with my love like an ocean
Quell your fears, drive away the tortured memories
Yet there will be no savior here today
I can only offer you an outlet,
A receiver of emotions and experience
If only for a moment
Pain like a waterfall
Cascade down upon me
Shower me in your anguish and fear
Until I am drenched to the soul.
Words you are unable to say
Tears which can not fall
Longing for affection, your injuries become mine
I try to coax it from you,
Replace the fear residing there
Your soul closed for so long
Devoid of all but pain
Eyes empty shadows, movements guarded
Self-protection well learned;
Our history, our greatest teacher
Inevitably
The Breaking Point must come-
The dam buckles and overflows
Overwhelm me in your voiceless sorrow
Relief to you beyond description
Words cannot decry
Your experience takes over my senses
Until I see no more, hear nothing
Become Unaware of my surroundings
Acutely aware of what it means to be you
Lost
As I drown along with you
As my soul drinks you in
Erasing what I was, what I thought I had become
So much hurt, fear, confusion, fear, pain, fear;
Devoid of trust
Longing for a confidant, a protector (Is there such a thing?)
So tentative, so hopeful, so frightened: so strange a combination
Your history a consistent reminder
Of our inherent inconsistency
Looking for a leader to pull you from this place
You understand what it means to be me
But I can only offer you an outlet,
A receptacle of emotions and experience
How I long to pick you up!
Cradle you in my arms as if a child, surround you with my love like an ocean
Quell your fears, drive away the tortured memories
Yet there will be no savior here today
I can only offer you an outlet,
A receiver of emotions and experience
If only for a moment