Always

I hide you away in the chambers of my heart
Secretly, where I will protect and keep you safe
Your spirit runs freely with the rush of my blood
And you flow down to my fingertips and toes
I feel you and I'm given the strength to live
Living to keep you alive, it's how I define my life
I swallow the pain and the fatigue
I close my eyes to shut out the tears
And these things I endure willingly
So no one can tear you from me
So I can stay with you, always.

Inspired by Peeta Mellark's love for Katniss.
There was never a more selfless love. It's admirable.

Bare

You start at where I started
And there is a trail of clothes
Littered before you
You pick up a piece to inspect
And the smell reminds you of me
You drop it by your feet
And it lands softly like a flower petal
You look on and decide to follow me,
An apparition never within reach,
And you race against your heartbeat
Tracing the things I've discarded
Words, tears, memories, pieces
Of myself you've never known
And you start collecting
All the emotions and thoughts
That I've left behind for you
And you see yourself
Swirling in my mind,
And the realization hit you
Like a bolt of lightning,
And you begin chasing my shadows,
Finally I am within your view
Bare, all of myself for you to see
You call out my name,
I turn slightly to look at you
And as you run the final steps toward me,
I smile as I shed the last of my doubts
And bury myself in your embrace,
As you cover me whole.

Today's Snow

The tall tower bellows smoke,
A shade of gray slightly darker
Than the dead-looking sky
That has soaked up the life
Of bright days past
And is now raining down
Cold, deceased bodies
Half decomposed,
And I caught the memory
Of some man unknown
And it melts in my warmth
But I forgot about it
Like all those other memories
That have simply fallen to the ground
Trampled and stepped on
Until they turn black,
Until the rain comes and washes
Them down the drain,
And I only remember
The cold that shook me to the bones
And I forgot that I'm still alive
And I don't want to melt away.

In Your Hands

You push me and push me
And now I'm finally on the edge,
Is this where you want me to be?
As rocks crumble from the ledge
Down down into the dark fall,
You start your ridiculous accusations
When I've done no wrong, so still I stand tall.
And so I've come to a resigned realization
As I take a defeated step back,
You continue on with your empty words
And with the understanding that you lack,
You push me off, yet cry afterwards,
And as I'm falling, my heart bleeds out
And you stare down seemingly horrified,
I thought, "Is this all you want us to be about?"
This is your work glorified.

Sandcastle

Our love is a sandcastle
The waves which you set in motion
Wash over and take away
What we had, what I cherished
And I walk the wet sand
In the break of day,
Walking towards the wreck
That was left, that was us
And I stand over the deformation
And I laugh and weep
At my attempt at rebuilding it again
I call your name, I call for help
Over and over again,
But you did not come
And the waves came again
And carried me away,
Far away from our broken love.