Imperfect Protest

Lived upon a darker time
Spent the days hopelessly blind
Trying to find, trying so hard for you
I forgot to wonder if you were the answer
You're not

Open to closing my mind, you see
Questioned all the ones who were free to be
Those who didn't have to wonder, those who found the answer
True love, a possibility

Volatile and drowned in a dark
As deep as the dwindling light
That would hide behind the bitter pain
She'd shown me, time and time and time again

Everlasting wet and rebellious droplets of dew
Bask in the sun's glory and shine
Just like your eyes did the night
We became undone with love and dark mystery
And now you leave

Lovely bitter vacancy
Shades of inconsistency
Dried-up wounds in the palms of my hands
Reveal the fight, the tough demand
Between my conscience and my mind

Only to find overwhelming fear, sharp and pending
Simply waiting, your demand is never ending
And I dance the dance of life, confused and gray
Pretending we're okay when we're not okay

Vacant and vulnerable, a true work of art
Refuses admission of her imperfection
She carries her silence and all of its answers
The dark mystery, the bitterness
A fear made of lies and every damn day, she dies a little
Every day, she dies a little, she dies

Existing, yet barely alive, my lungs come untied
And I forget to breathe, this love is a precipice
Infused with blood and prejudice
My wounds would seek your unrealistic demand, as I understand
My throat may fracture and my mind might fray
But I will stand

I will look into my eyes, I will dress myself of brave
And no, I will not stay with you, I will not stay
I will not stay

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