You Are Afraid

By Ali
Date: 14 March 2001

You Are Afraid

I scream your name, outloud But, the wind just carries it away I cry into the night But, the earth just soaks up these tears I had a taste, of what I could never have You... I'm plain out of luck, but not out of hope Maybe I'm just out of my mind... The space in between the laughter and the tears Is where I am The space between the silence and the confessions Is where I am The space between my heart and yours Is where I lie You know where I lie... And I worry about you, my dear Because you are angry at the world, and you're angry at yourself I worry because, somewhere along the line, in your many travels You have lost yourself, peice by fragile peice And before you knew it, you were gone, only a ghost of yourself remains Your life isn't what you want it to be, but you lack the courage to change it You settled for a routine, and you hate routines of any sort So, you wallow in your misery, a small comfort to your troubled self Drowning in what could have been, instead of doing something about it If I could just talk with you, maybe I might be able to help But, you are afraid, for the truth often hurts, even as it cleanses And, I realize now, that you are afraid of love Scared to feel so much for someone, that you might, someday, lose If only I could make you see, if only I could help you... And, you are more alone than ever, for no one can reach you, now I cannot reach you...but, my hand is here, outstreched, should you need it Should you need me, I am here You know I love you so, even though you broke my heart

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