⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀There's things I wanna say to you
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But I'll just let you live
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But in my mind it's left unsaid that—
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I hold a longing for you.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Maybe it's just like one of those
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀emotions people speak of,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But how do I say
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀You are the only one I wanna look at
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀until my eyes tire and close.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Until your image is imprinted in my mind,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀scent etched in my soul,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀And your name engraved in my being.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀You see it's not just the
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀fleeting butterflies that flatter,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It's the longing that lingers,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀eyes that thirst,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀hands that want to reach out.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It's not just my words to your devotion,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It's my verses wrapped in your presence,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stanzas bleeding in your name,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀poems immortalising your soul.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But like every tragic story
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I'm going to remain here,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Watching you from a distance
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀that feels both too close
⠀⠀⠀⠀ and impossibly far
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Hoping that someday
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀somehow,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀or some way,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀You'll notice the constant presence
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀of you I carry in my restless world,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀which is you,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀just you,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀always.
Credits
First two lines are from the song
Cinnamon girl - lana del rey
Comments (6)
Some songs make our knot bundled emotions ajar
That's such a beautiful line
Reply to: amaranthinꫀ
I speak for real experience that even you have mentioned, how the first two lines were from a song and wrote the piece later because we ultimately started thinking when the song hit us
Reply to: Sam Usstein
You got it right