I SAID IT TO MYSELF A THOUSAND TIMES OVER AND AGAIN I EVEN SAID IT TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF MY FRIENDS BUT HERE I AM, FACING THE SAME FATE AS I DID BEFORE NEVER DID I THINK THAT AGAIN I WAS GOING TO WALK THROUGH THIS DOOR KNOWING THAT TRUST IS A VERY FRAGILE THING LIKE A FOOL I GAVE IT OUT LIKE IT WAS NOTHING; AS I AM HANGING ON THE EDGE WITH ONE HAND I LOOK UP, AND SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE AS YOU STAND YOU REACH OUT TO HELP MY HEART HEAL THEN AS I THINK EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND RELIEF I BEGIN TO FEEL I SEE MY PAST PASSIONS,WANTS, AND NEEDS OF MY LOVE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES AND YOU ARE ALL I SEE, GOOD AND BAD, NOTHING SEEMED TO BE TERMINAL TO NO SURPRISE BUT AS I COME TO THE END, I REALIZE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN I LOOK UP AGAIN TO PLEAD FOR YOUR MERCY AND MY LOVE DEFEND AS SOON AS I DO, YOU LET GO OF THE LIGHT GRIP YOU HAD WHEN YOU DO, YOU SEEM TO BE NONCHALANT AND MAKES ME FEEL THREE TIMES AS BAD EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN SLOW MOTION AS I FALL TO MY DEATH I SEE A PART OF MY LIFE WITH EVERY SINGLE BREATH WHEN WE FIRST MET, TO THE TIME I FELL IN LOVE OF YOUR LAUGHTER, SMILE, AND CHARM, I COULD NEVER GET ENOUGH AS I'M ABOUT TO HIT THE GROUND AND MY HEART IS JUST ABOUT DEAD I AWAKE IN A COLD SWEAT AND I GET A PAIN IN MY HEAD; THAT IS THE NIGHTMARE I GET WITH EVERY PLEASANT DREAM MAKES THEM VOID AND DISAPPEAR LIKE STEAM HAUNTS ME EVERY SINGLE TIME I FEEL DISTANT FROM YOU HAUNTS ME EVERY TIME I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU HAUNTS ME BECAUSE MY FEELINGS ARE SO DEEP AND TRUE HAUNTS ME BECAUSE YO HAVE MY HEART WITH YOUBirth sign: Not entered
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