FRAGILE

someday you'll understand
what i meant when i sad that word
what i meant when i rested the palm
of my hand on your chest and said "Fragile"
what i wanted you to feel
when i started to trace your eyebrows
with my fingers and said 'i like this'
and how i continued with your
nose and your lips 'i like this, i like this'
and how i gently passed your neck 'i like this'
and how my fingers stopped when they
brushed your left chest again, 'Fragile'

someday you'll understand
what i had in mid when i said that word
what burning desire i had for you to know
that i wouldn't break your heart
like the others did in your past
that i would never make empty promises
that you could trust me when i say
the word 'i love you'
that i would take care of that delicate heart of yours

someday you'll understand
how i felt when i said that word
how i was crying inside when i spoke it
how i felt the pain that you were denying
how i was determined to prove you wrong
how i would go through day and night for you

someday you'll understand
my intention when i said that word
why i said it even though i was more
broken than you would ever be
why i wasn't willing to let you pay
for you and your mistake
why i ignored my own pain
and cried for you instead

someday you'll understand
that i wanted when i said that word
what i wanted you to realize
when i touch you there
to realize that i was ready to bleed for you
to bleed from the cuts on my fingers
as i pick up the fragments of your heart
and make it whole again

someday you'll understand
why i left my hand there and said 'Fragile'
why i didn't want you to make you love me
that all i wanted from you
was to let me love you
even when i secretly wished that
you would fight for me too

xoxo