In a Name

Disclaimer: Don't own the O.C., but I'm sure you knew that by now.

A/N: In between writing Life Without You and finishing up two new stories (one S/S, one R/M) I thought of this. Actually, it came to me in a dream, and I wrote it up at 2AM, which would explain its overall suckiness. Enjoy!

Many things you'll never know…

A broken spirit, a shattered family

Reach into her heart and you will see

In her eyes a gray-blue mist hangs

Splendor of a beauty with more problems than appear

Slips beneath the surface, drinks until it's all a dream

A true love she'll wait for


Rusted heart, trust does not penetrate easily

You don't know what monsters lurk in his dreams

Always saves the damsel in distress, neglects himself

Never been loved, and loved in return, not before now


Shadow of a woman her mother used to be

Under the sheets she is really alone

Masks her heart with a shield of frost

Meant to be with him, she was blind before

Everything she worked for, she threw it all away

Reach out and catch her, an unsteady young girl lies beneath her façade


Silent savior, hidden courage

Eyes for her, and only her

Trust broken, a crushed heart, brotherly bond torn

Hoping to sail the pain away, yet more miles mean more regrets, and further stab the knife into his soul, his blood