Needle and Thread

The damage runs deep, my love

I’ve heard the pain in your words

I didn’t feel the hurt that you did

But I can see what it’s done to you 

It angers me

It saddens me

And I wish I could fix it all for you 

Someday maybe 

You’ll let me in

And I can start stitching you up

Hopefully the stinging of healing 

Won’t keep you from me 

For as much as I want you for myself

I want to help you be whole again

Even if it’s not for me

Because despite all the agony

The love also runs deep, my dear 

So deep that your happiness 

Will always matter more than my own

That’s how I know it’s real

And everyone wants a fantasy

So I won’t blame you 

When you walk away 

With your healed scars 

Looking for someone else 

Who can be in awe 

Of your battle wounds 

And nod along to your wild stories 

While I sit here

Waiting for the next aching soul

For me to fall in love with 

-j.p