Is there ever really
a right time
You had led me to believe
someday you'd be
there for me
When the stars
above aligned
When you weren't
so consumed
I kept looking
for the clues
So I waited
in the shadows
of my heart
and still the time
was never right
Until one day
I stopped caring
and began to forget
why I longed
to be so close
And I disappeared
into the darkness
And the darkness
turned to pain
and never went away
Until all that remained
was buried
deep beneath the surface
A shell of what
things could have been
Tired bones
beneath the veil
of guarded secrets
all too frail
Sad to think I never knew
you were searching
for the words
For the moment to emerge
Yet the moment never came
You couldn't risk
my fragile frame
Until one day
you stopped caring
and began to forget
why you tried
to be so close
And you disappeared
into the darkness
And the darkness
turned to pain
and never went away
Until all that remained
was buried
deep beneath the surface
I would scream
just to be heard
as if yelling
at the stars
I was bleeding
just to feel
You would never
say a word
Kept me reaching
in the dark
Always something
to conceal
Until one day
I stopped caring
and began to forget
why I longed
to be so close
And I disappeared
into the darkness
And the darkness
turned to pain
and never went away
Until all that remained
was buried
deep beneath the surface
Beneath the surface