Like a bird in a cage, or words on a page
I am permanently trapped, never to be freed.
Like an old handkerchief or distant reprieve
I've been used and long-forgotten, thrown away without need.
You've given me hope, then broken me down
You've stolen my heart, turned the brightest smile into a perpetual frown.
You've given me more fears to add to my list,
Took away my pride like an unwanted cyst.
You crushed my dreams, my wants, my needs
Like I'm nothing but a piece of crumpled paper, a patch of overgrown weeds.
You've dwindled my faith until nothing is left,
And made away with my heart, an unpunishable theft.
You've given me a hole with nothing to fill
How I wish I could be whole; I desire that still.
You've said I'm worth more, a priceless, precious gift,
But then you pull away, create an endlessly growing rift.
You've shattered my soul, fractured my very being
No hope of being whole, and now life has no meaning.
Like a book by its cover you unfairly judged me,
Turned me away, wouldn't listen to my plea.
Like a door with no hinges, a book without its spine,
We are nothing alone, just a lyric or a rhyme.
Like a child with no shadow, a creator without a design,
We are better together, though I know you can never be mine.
