The Lullaby

I hear a lullaby of screams.

I've done something wrong. I can feel it, deep in my chest. It blossoms, the petals turning a bright crimson as it settles on the surface. My brand of shame. A scarlet letter of my disgrace.

Soon enough, my name pops up. It's intertwined with the shrieking, off-key melody of a woman. A man bellows a harmony. My ears ring as they combine their song.

Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn.

Ah, the dissonance. Too bad the chord won't resolve.

Their words leak through the thin, filmy barrier that I have created. The lyrics have ceased to shock me; it isn't the first time I have heard these notes. They're far too familiar now to bother me.

This is the point when I close my eyes.

Cherries

Fire slips down the shoreline
Blackness churning; thoughts occurring
She caresses the silk
Charred beneath her fingertips
The river bubbles, froths
Chaos at its finest

As It Rages

There's too much fire in this world of mine
Scorching my hands
Searing the tongue
Engulfing my soul
Love doesn't soothe this firestorm the least bit
Only fuels it

Throw it in my face and make me
Scream aloud
Grind my teeth
Pull you closer
Prove to me that we can survive
As the fire rages

Release

I'm letting it crawl
An electric pulse - except ten times worse
Across my
H e a r t
I'm not very patient
A churning ocean - rippling through my eyes
Consuming my
H e a r t
I'm for certain you know
Fire and ice - fingertip to fingertip
Speeding up my
H e a r t
I'm asking for a chance
Sweet winds - unfastening
Setting free my
H e a r t

Night & Day

If you were night
I would be day
Stretching my rays to touch you
As I fall from the sky
Colors of royalties
Wishing for moonlight

I wish I was the earth
And you were rain
Wouldn't be able explain the emotion
As I close my eyes
Budding flowers
Hearing the whispers

You could be a cage
I could be a bird
Love songs slurred with common sense
As I cry out for freedom
The iron says nothing
Only understands