All those little moments that meant so much to me,
Aren’t even shadows living in your memory
- The Dalema. April 21, 2016.
My give a damn is busted
My walls are built, the gates been closed
The hopeless romantic I used to be
Is a girl no one will get to know
I’ve cried the tears worth crying
I’ve kissed the frogs and still no prince
I don’t want to be this closed off
I don’t want to live life on the defense
“You’re amazing, smart and beautiful”
Don’t tell me things I already know
I’m leaving hope on its pedestal
The highs don’t outweigh the lows
‘It doesn’t click’, ‘the timing’s off’
‘I got caught up in the moment’,
‘I’m not ready for a relationship’
The pathetic excuses they blame it on
You rack your brain and analyze
You lose countless nights of sleep
You’re the prize, the championship ring
The finders keepsake they don’t want to keep
So I’ve put my guard up, I’ll sit this one out
Don’t put me in for the rest of the game
Because to play is a risk – three strikes you’re out
And the strikes just aren’t worth the pain
– Danyle L.M. 4/20/16
It’s the kind of night when
I’d rather keep myself wide awake
with thoughts of you,
than give into exhaustion –
and find myself peacefully sleeping
with dreams of us,
because eventually I would have to stop dreaming –
eventually I would have to wake up –
Losing you all over again.
That’s not the kind of morning
I want to wake up to.
– DLM 4/19/16
She held on tightly
As you slowly let her go
She told you her feelings
You wouldn’t let her know
She kept trying
Holding so tight you slipped away
She went on crying
Only hoping you would stay
She felt empty
As you went on having fun
Her world was ending
As you felt yours had just begun
She kept thinking
Was she just another mistake?
She went on crying
Knowing her wake up call was too late
She held hope
Thinking you’d realize your loss
Her heart was breaking
Not knowing all was lost
She prayed you’d change
Beg for forgiveness from her
She went on crying
Not knowing if you’d be back for sure
She couldn’t move on
Knowing that then you would, too
She couldn’t let go
Of the thought of the both of you
She didn’t try
To be with anyone else
She went on crying
Thinking if she lost you, she lost herself
She finally broke down
Letting everyone around her see
How she couldn’t let go
It wasn’t love it was robbery
She still hopes
That someday you’ll come back
She went on crying
She just couldn’t face the facts
She sounds so weak
This girl attached to you
No wonder you let her go
Other men have, too
I feel sorry for her
This girl you used to see
She screwed everything up
Oh that’s right, that girl was me
– DLM, 2009
The Dalema 