Love, _________

Just Not Here

Let me on a bus

To see a new place

No, sir

I'm influenced by neither smoke nor drink

I'm just sad

Wonder how amazing it would be

Flying like a bird

I've come to find I'm stuck here

Let me see the garden

To lose myself in soft smells

No, sir

I'm not running from anything

I'm just tired

I'm making my bed in roses

Thorns enter my skin

To make me beautiful

Let me dance barefoot

To put on a show for you

No, sir

I'm not faking

I'm just lonely

The music asks me to move

Your eyes ask me to undress

It's time to give in

Let me share my story

To let go of my secrets

No, sir

I'm not leaving

I'm just weighed down

My story is made of who I was

Nowhere near who I am

You've read my words

Let me sleep in your arms

To scare away my nightmares

No, sir

I'm not crying

I'm just cold

Keep me from shaking

Keep me from screaming

Don't tell a soul I'm here

Let me sing my lullaby

To remember how your voice sounds

No, sir

I'm not alive

I'm just breathing

I love the way you touch me

The way you stole my heart

But I have your soul

That counts for something, right?