Tied

Endless Coveting

February 21, 2008

Wanting something you cannot have

Shouldn't be something that you want

Hopes rushing every morning

Just to go down with the sun

The agony should chase away the desire

But I catch myself chasing

What turns out to be agony

Goodbye tonight

Maybe I will have you tomorrow

Tied

January 13, 2014

Witnessing the struggle in your eyes

Inner demons urging me to pause

Hands stay fixed by my sides

Seeing you dragged further into its jaws

Noticing as our bond gradually divides

I'm in anguish, but I know not the cause

That I cannot react and be able to provide

Conflicting pushes from two contrasting moral laws

Finding lies to comfort you and to help me hide

Deception, the act, I deserve an applause

This performance I feel no pride

My terrible gift I use to mask my flaws

Pain from past years I beg to subside

So I can run to your aid as I formerly was

Help me slowly become untied