For a minute I thought differently
Like it was just you and me
But you turned out just like the rest
Put my heart to the test
And baby, I surrender
Another fender bender
I’m tired of driving
-DLM (9.21.15)
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You look at her in awe, those dark hazel eyes
They change colors slightly, depending on the light
You stare and stare and wonder, wonder what’s inside
You get lost in the moment, she makes you feel alive
Whenever you’re around her, you’re the only one she sees
She does all she can to please you, make you feel at ease
The gaze locks you in, and you tell her she’s the one
The days are filled with nothing but laughter and fun
As the weeks start to pass you gaze less and less
Her phone calls go to voicemails and you ignore her texts
You don’t invite her over and she doesn’t stay the night
You don’t want her around, her flame has lost its light
She asks you what has changed as you force her to call it quits
She doesn’t know how it happened, you flipped off the switch
Everything was perfect for her, you played the game and owned it
Like everyone before you, you got caught up in the moment
-DLM (1.7.15)
My head is pounding
Heart is racing
If my pulse had feet
It would be pacing
My bodies tired
Passion is gone
Want a new chapter
Need a new song
– DLM (10.11.15)
There was a fire in your eyes and I wanted to
burn
I gave you my body, asking nothing in return
The flames grew higher as I started to fall
I didn’t know that you didn’t want me at all
For months and months I walked on coals
Wearing out my feet, wearing out my soul
You burnt through the flesh of so many women
But kept our flame lit, even when you were with them
I grew cold inside but warm to your touch
Standing near your flame became too much
My body was addicted but my skin was too weak
Tried to capture your heart, tried to turn down the heat
But I saw another fire flicker in your eyes
It burnt for her love; she changed your mind
She won the match that ignites your flame
As you throw me a lighter and walk away
Watching you love her is gasoline
Ashes to ashes, dousing my dreams
Watching you hold her is wind and rain
Dry ice in my lungs, nothing but pain
Burnt alive, from the outside in
I should have stopped it before it began
Reinforcements were built around my walls
But even burnt cement crumbles and falls
And as I sweep up the ashes from my cremated heart
I’ll try to find remains and unbranded parts
Anything that can identify who I used to be
To the woman who once loved you, R.I.P.
-DLM (12.17.15)
I want to lie in the bed of a pickup truck, gaze up at the stars, and listen to the crickets on a summer night. I won’t need to be kept warm by the arms of a man; I’ll have the humidity that’s left from the warmth of a summer day. I won’t need my friends there to comfort me; I’ll have my thoughts to get lost in. I won’t need the sound of music playing to keep me company; the peepers, owls and the trickle of the stream in the distance will be enough for me. I won’t want the city lights in the background to try and make me feel like I’m close to home; they’ll drown out the space between the stars and I. The light of the moon will keep me safe and the grace of God will keep me sane. That’s all I need right now.
The Dalema 