I thought I knew
until i saw her
dancing through the beat
with standards i'll never meet

I thought I knew
until I heard her
singing like there's no tomorrow
so my voice sang with sorrow

I thought I knew
until she spoke
of poetic miseries
and of beautiful fantasies

I thought I knew
until I saw no one
No one
No one believed
in the girl who needs
encouraging words
to get back on her feet
No one
No one noticed
her broken wings
and heavy chains
of insecurity
No one
No one cared
to even ask
"Do you believe in yourself?"
for her answer is no
definitely no
and No one said
"I believe in you."
that's why she wrote this poem

You are sitting in the living room
watching the last years of your life reflect on the tv
and all that you want is for me to sit with you
and catch you up on the years of this life
that you have given me
you are lonely but believe me, so am I

I can tell you that there isn’t much to say
there really isn’t
but over these years I have fallen in love
and love has fallen from me
and how do I tell you that I rather enjoy being without your presence
than to be home with you

I have doubts that you put through my head
there is always something you dislike about me
you haven’t seen me smile since the time
you were watching me grow into my teenage years
when I understood your behavior

you always see me when my eyes are desert dry
thinking that your cold sneaky ways don't effect me
but you don’t step into my room to see that I ache

I am sorry
that I can’t build the courage to walk in the living room
and grab the remote to turn that exhausted tv off
and just talk with you