You were a blue sky
And I,
A clear, cold stream.
We were perfect for each other.
But the world decided
That the stream
Could not join the sky.
And so we were lonely.
Days spent in solitude
Do not fare well
On the soul.
And it wasn't too long
Before I wanted you
More than ever.
I was willing
To do anything
Just to feel your touch
Once more.
My water stopped flowing,
My fish lived no more.
I was but a dirty creek.
And you-
You were as magnificent
As ever.
Blue-eyed,
Dark-haired,
Kind-hearted.
Your sky was free of rain,
Your clouds,
Happy.
I didn't deserve you.
And yet-
I wanted to
Deserve you.
I wanted to be
Good enough.
So I cheated.
I made you want me
But not me.
I made you want
Someone I pretended
To be,
A shadow of
Me,
A fake identity.
And you did.
So I continued,
Though it wrecked me,
And I fed you my love
Which you consumed
As though it would be free
Forever.
But my love was limited
And you wanted more.
Soon it was gone
And I was all
Used up,
A shell
Of what beauty was here
You wanted it back
But I didn't have if.
You left.
And so we were lonely.
