By The Guppy
Date: 13 September 1999

restless

i wrote a letter yesterday
concealed my hopes inside of words
explained that all the things you say
are things that i have often heard
i didn't mean any offense
it wasn't like i meant you harm
i sometimes lose all of my sense
when i feel that i have been disarmed
it's evident within my way
of stamping feelings on a page
writing just what i can't say
these inky lines define my cage
and bring it all back into view
that whether or not i have cried
i should not relate that to you
and neither should keep it inside
i try to do the things i should
i try to keep the things i have
why fear the gain of something good
or the loss of something bad?
i admire you for your heart
i wish that i could be so bold
i fear i will tear you apart
because my soul's already sold
i love you; my heart bears your prints
i just wish i could treat you better
after all, what kind of prince
would break your heart inside a letter?