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A million things

I want to say

But I shield my face

and turn away

Swallowing my words

Silenced by shame



A million tears

I want to cry

But I shield my face

and dry my eyes

Swallowing my hurt

Breaking inside



Please stay here with me

Just hold me while I bleed myself dry

See straight into me

Just look beyond the tears in my eyes



A million things

I wish you would say

Even if I fall

that you will stay

And none of my flaws

can turn you away



Please stay here with me

Just hold me while I bleed myself dry

See straight into me

Just look beyond the fear in my eyes



Bridge.

Like a circle around me

Is the prison of this boundary

I need a storm to break it down

Shield your eyes from the fire light

But please don’t turn away  from my side

I am not that -  which I fight



Every tear I cry

Burns a way through my eyes

where I  see through my lies



Every tear I cry

makes trails in the ice

where I am warm inside