"Nothing is what it seems
What we see is just a mirage,
What lies underneath, is the truth."






Unveil me with your love and
As I allow you to strip me bare
Promise that you will have me
Whatever you may find
I have hidden away so much of me
Not wanting to be exposed
In fear of destroying what little heart I have left
I have been torn into so many pieces
And never really been put back together
My soul has sat so long in the dark
That the light from you renders me temporarily blind
You have seen the lines on my face
And mistaken them for laughter
Look closer now and see the pain
Time has etched there without remorse
You were drawn by my kindness
The warmth you felt from my mind’s touch
Sadly it is only there
To take away from the coldness
That is lodged deep inside me
I have not forgiven
And though time brings me closer to death
I cannot forgive
Maybe with you things will change
Maybe
By your constant companionship
I can find a way to let go
Find a way to heal
Do not embrace me by the ramblings
Of my dried ink
For not always what I say is what I think
If I could empty my veins and start anew
I would
But only with you
For with every passing moment
You sink deeper into the core of me
And with that welcomed release of emotion
I am brought closer to finding
What I have forgotten lay within the dregs of my soul
I cannot pretend with you
It is easy to give you
Even the sides of me too shattered to make sense of
I am open
Like a hibiscus flower on the first of April
Eager for your showers to pour into my being
And set me free
Unveil me with your love and
As I allow you to strip me bare
Promise that you will have me
Whatever you may find there
As I have learnt through you
That "Nothing is what it seems
What we see is just a mirage,
What lies underneath, is the truth”
And you my pen have become my truth
For you are all that lies beneath my untouched soul


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