between the lines

and life was never worse but never better

my heart hurts
as i sit here
my eyes tear up
but my vision has never been so clear

i've been searching for love
in all the wrong places
in all the wrong corners
in all the wrong faces

i've been trying to find it
at the bottom of a wine glass
i've been trying to find it
in my first early morning class

i've looked in different towns
in different parts of this city
i've asked friends for some help
and ended up with some pity

because they say you're born with 2 of everything
everything except for your heart
and all i've ever wanted to do was
finally find the other part

but as tears fall down my face
and i wipe them away
i look down at my hands
and i think to myself as i say

these hands i wear
have supported me through every tear i cried
these hands i wear
would never leave even if they tried

this body i own
has picked me up no matter how much i wanted to fall
this body i own
is strong enough to have gone through this all

this heart i have
has beat when i felt broken to the core
and this heart i have
will get to feel love again and so much more

so i hereby proclaim that today's the day
that i choose to fall
and i know they will be there to catch me
because i give myself my all

and i hope i look forward to living
because looking for love is what living has meant for so long
but i refuse to fall for a person place or thing
until this heart of mine is incredibly strong.