Someone.

Someone told me I was broken.

I believed it to be true.

Someone told me I wasnt worthy.

I believed that too.

Someone stole my smiles.

I learned to hide them inside.

Someone told me I wasnt enough.

Someone lied.

Memory

Going down

landing

in the waste land

of what was beautiful.

A magic land

where dreams enter reality.

A destruction zone

of lingering hopes

and broken promises.

Landing in the

remains of us.

We were magic,

now just darkness

and memories.

Unlived plans

turned into possible regrets.

This is my home,

where I stay.

My eternal labyrinth

of us.

Damaged

Oh no, oh no you can’t save me now. 
I’ve gone too far. My soul is drowned. 
Oh no, oh no just walk away. 
Leave me here to my doomed fate.
Oh no, oh no please let me go. 
My being is stripped down more than you know. 
Damaged you said, damaged I am. 
I denied it that day, but I was lying again
Broken I know, broken you see. 
There is no putting together these pieces of me.
Oh no, oh no I can’t see where I was. 
Where did I start to get this lost?
Oh no, oh no don’t look into my eyes. 
There is nothing left there, I rid myself of all life. 
Oh no, oh no there is no turning back. 
You need to accept that this is my new path.
Damaged you said, damaged I am. 
I denied it that day, but I was lying again
Broken I know, broken you see. 
There is no putting together these pieces of me. 
Oh no, oh no save yourself now. 
Get away from me before I drag you down. 
Oh no, oh no isn’t it plain to see, 
all I’ve done here is make you hate me?
Oh no, oh no it’s all I can do. 
I’m stepping away to try to save you.
Maybe I’ll see you again someday, 
this broken mind’s reeling to find a way. 
And maybe I won’t, then this is goodbye. 
I’m sorry I hurt you. I swear that I tried but…
Damaged you said, damaged I am. 
I denied it that day, but I was lying again
Broken I know, broken you see. 
There is no putting together these pieces of me. 

©C. O’Connor, 2018