Their Empty Words

They promised
Sunshine and rainbows
When we've learned
The true reality
Is bruises and scars
A deep pain that sees no sun
A burden of sorrow.

They said
Those around you
Will be your strength and life
But all they taught us
Is loss and heartache
Turning face in a moment
And collapsing hope
With harsh words that cut deep.

They fill your head
With illusions and dreams
Only to see them dashed
And broken by the bitter reality
We face every day
That steals out hope
And makes our spirits weak.

They told us all these things
We wanted to believe
But we knew better
We never promised anything
To one another
Only moving forward
With a bond called love
And holding each other up
On the strength within our hearts.

Shattered Soul, Hidden Beauty

If I told you that you were beautiful

The words would fall on deaf ears

I know that deep inside you know there’s worth

That there is more than what you see

When you look into that mirror

But what I say doesn’t really matter

Because it is what your heart tells you

That will always be the truth to you.

Within you wells so much love for others

But I beg you to show yourself some kindness

And let this love be applied to yourself

You give and give for others

Until there is nothing left

I fear that you will be fragmented

Like a broken mirror

Shards of the angel that you truly are.

Learn to hold your head high

Look past the scars and pain

Find the moment in which it hurts

And embrace it and the fear that it comes with

You are seconds from defeating it

Seeing through the darkness

Which closes in around you

But this is something you must do

Something that only you can do

You must just believe in yourself.

I do not have words that can heal your void

Or make the world right again

But I know the one who does: you.

Only you can do this

But remember that you aren’t alone.

You will never be alone

Regardless of what you think

And forever, I will hold you as high as I can

Just let me in from the darkness you think

That you are saving me from

Because I promise you

I’ve seen darker places than you’ll ever know.

I do not fear for you

Because I know what you can do

I know who you really are

Don’t ever forget that

You may be able to hide

But I know the true face behind the mask

And it is more beautiful

Than anyone can ever know.

Be strong, you have more strength than you admit

You can do anything you wish

Just remember to fly

I will always be here to catch you, should you fall.

Always

I never realized how much I hurt you
How much what I did left you without a friend
I hope you know I never meant to hurt you
I love you too much to ever do that.

I'm sorry things are difficult
I'm sorry you feel so alone and alienated
I only want the best for you
I hope you know I didn't mean to abandon you.

I am always here for you
No matter what the cost, no matter what you feel
I always will be and that is my promise
My heart is always with you and I will always be here.

Hollow Butterfly

With each breath
She dies a little more
Her heart begins to darken
Her eyes lose all the light
She's dying slowly
But she doesn't know it
She's dying slowly
She doesn't realize she shows it

Her face is a beautiful
Elaborate woven mask
Of confidence and grace
Her heart is a broken glass
Pouring out sorrow and pain
Looking in the mirror
She doesn't know what she sees
She wonders what is real anymore
And doesn't know where to turn

To see the light inside her die
Is like seeing a butterflies wings
Torn from it's body
Like a baby bird
Who will never learn to fly
It pains me to see her die inside
Over and over again
A fragment more each moment
Dear butterfly
I will never clip your wings
No one else can unless you let them