sewing torn stitches

I knew there would always be more to lose

I hid and kept my self in safe

where moth and time get no chance to get in

where light is myth and heavy the darkness 

you asked for my heart without saying a word

I thought you asked for my heart

I thought that maybe I would be

good at keeping yours 

most of what I breathe is choking

dust and ashes and glorious day

most of what I hear makes sense

if I had learnt just how to listen

I want to be with you more and more

but I think I should learn how to love you

i want to touch your face with my fingers

gently, and not too long 

a three-stranded cord is not easily broken

a three-stranded cord is not easily made

I don’t know if I should start to try

if I don’t know what or who Ill brake 

but all that I am missing is without you

and most of what I long for is together

and pain is hurt and fear is loss

words are tricky, day by now 

I will seek first not other things

but hope to see them later on

and rest in knowing if I lose

at least you held my heart some time. 

– David Versteeg