Cleanse Me
By Writing Silently
Cleanse me of this shame
And just wash away my sins
Send me into the shade
I watch my shadow shrink
Empty eyes become glazed
Blue oceans make me sink
I stayed with you for days
Hiding thoughts I cannot think
She taught me of new ways
And then she pulled me to the brink
Just another that's betrayed my trust
And it's down to the last inch
Inch
Could you be the one who stays
Or will you vanish in a blink
I'm tired of my old ways
I put away the bottle but you'll pour me one last drink
Without poison coping does not exist
I trace the scars you made
They're the maps I walk within
You threaded through my veins
Because you got beneath my skin
She taught me of new ways
And then she pulled me to the brink
Just another that's betrayed my trust
And it's down to the last inch
Every promise that you gave
Was a ghost that never lived
I keep waiting for the brave in you
But it's something I'll outlive
If loving you was hard
Then leave me where the warmth went cold
’Cause I keep pouring out my heart
To a glass of weight you cannot hold
I’ll walk away with what I’ve learned
Even though it burns to quit
Some hearts were built to stay and fight…
yours was built… to run from it
