You're Slipping Out of My Hands

For Ben....

The broken clock keeps an unsteady beat,

Staying in time with this dying heart.

The melody is singing in every tear dripping from these eyes.

I curl myself up, hide myself away.

I don't want to wake up to another day.

I don't want to be let down.

I don't want to feel the pain.

This must be love because I can't help but stay.

You're just pushing me away

And my eyes flood with your broken promises.

These scars on my wrists beg for more company.

I must decline this tempting offer.

I must not give in to what I need.

I must accept the pain you bring

And force away the pain I need.

I need to scream,

I need to breathe,

Because I'm suffocating and I can't let go.

You're the one that made me okay

And now you're slowly fading away.

I miss you so terribly but this will soon end,

As surely as the night ends with a new day.

I don't want this night to end,

I'm so scared of where it will leave me.