Candlestick Hearts

Pictures shatter and pieces scatter like broken parts,
Last thing they need in life is another object that reminds,
They promise that time will mend and heal fragile hearts,
No amount of time can shatter the pictures in our minds.

Became stains on souls that cannot be washed away,
Grew into brown eyed boys that girls would die to trust,
Love is a playground on which no child or adult may play,
We all might pray it be true, but we must prepare for lust.

Guess thats what we get for lighting candles at both ends,
Scars on hearts from past loves always impossible to forget,
Tear down the only bridges that once guided us to friends,
The candles like the love burn out quicker than a lit cigarette.

Unconscious decisions made abruptly as if without choice,
The light at the end of the tunnel obscures our hearts view,
Meaningless actions scream louder than desperate voice,
Corrupted by media, bribed by lust our dreams lay askew.

The nature of man or history of yearns for us to suffer,
Burning down the bridges we all once strived to build,
Hoping soon our pain and persistance make us tougher,
No amount of time will shatter the endless anguish,
For what we loved, we've killed.