Shards

One day I learned a secret
I held it inside me, filled with joy
I built a towering glass castle around it
Saw our future in its rainbow sheen
But you gave it the briefest of looks
And turned your face away
You wouldn't let it stay
You wouldn't let it stay

And so it shivered, suddenly fragile in the sun
And at your words the cracks began to run
In front of my eyes, my shimmering dream fell apart

Fell around me in shards... glittering slivers of pain
Shards... angular fragments of blame
Shards... hurt that we never can mend
We'll break if we don't bend
Leaving nothing but shards

I lay among the fragments of my dream
Sharp edges cut my searching hands
Tears mingled with flowing blood
Will I ever escape from this pain?
Splinters worked their way into my flesh
Were pushed in all the way
They were there to stay
They were there to stay

And the wounds healed over the fragments inside
And slowly I pieced together my life
To all other eyes, I looked exactly the same

But inside me were shards... glittering slivers of pain
Shards... angular fragments of blame
Shards... hurt that we never can mend
We'll break if we don't bend, leaving nothing but shards

After years of silence, something was building
Hard words crowding into my mouth
Something that I had to say

Bursting from me like shards... words that could tear us apart
Shards... baring the pain in my heart
Shards... melting away when I'm done
Gone like dew in the sun

Now I only bear scars, silvery scars
Tracings of pain... etchings of shame
Memories of the shards