Promised

and she says its all time

time to heal the wounds of old

time to allow her heart to open

open enough to let this love in

but time passes us by

passes me by

opens me up to other ways

ways of the dead & dying

ways of protection

the heart breaks the same

inside of time

as it does outside

the chest caves the same

the words weigh the same

and the pain lingers the same

i've wasted plenty of time

passing time in ways that didn't serve me

that didn't protect me

that didn't allow me to love

love like i wanted to

like i needed to

like i was put here to

everything

in me, in you

black

and white

just like they taught you

these places leave us hopeless

these hearts leave us isolated

but it all ends the same

numb

loveless

the same as

everything 

time

promised

us

to feel

here

ⓒ 2013 Shawn Michael Quinn