Waiting to be overcome by some power divine

I hold my breath while my heart cries

Felt like the time I was clouded by lies.

 

I fall before I can even stand

Need a soft, gentle but a steady hand

I burned a few bridges to keep some distance

But I failed in my fight against the power of resistance.

 

I watch you closely to point out a flaw

It will give me an excuse not to love you anymore

Nights are rainy, days are lonely

But my love grows slowly like American honey.

 

I try to put up a fight but you weaken my knees

I wish to lock up my feelings and lose the keys

It’s a dangerous thing to fall in so deep

Because once you’re there, you are buried underneath.

 

For a while I gave in, it didn’t work out well

Once I let you go, I faced the fires of hell

My scars show how long and hard I’ve fought

When I didn’t know love and it had to be self-taught.

-Anjali Notandas