So Easily Haunted
You have always been like a seed You planted yourself in my head in my time of need Made me feel wanted and loved and all of the things That I had hoped you would feel about me And you grew, spreading throughout my veins Rooting yourself deep into my skin, leaving stains On my heart, my mind, and my soul And ever since, I’ve been trying to get something back that you stole My heart beats on, but outside my chest In the palm of your hand, clutched in your fist, you never let it rest And after all these years maybe there is no getting it back I see you standing there under the lights, and it all rushes back The shortness of breath, sweaty palms, and racing heart Just hanging on your every word, waiting for you to tear me apart To tell me one thing, and do another, your actions never aligning with your words And I would be lying if I said it didn’t hurt Maybe I should have known better than to listen to what you told me But there wil...