You hold me in your arms and stare in my eyes,
A glimmer there, a trace of love's embrace,
Yet shadows linger, darkening my soul,
A beautiful wreck, adrift and lost at sea.

What have you done to me? I can't explain,
Your love, it pulls me, drives me near insane,
I'm tangled up, can't tell what's wrong or right,
Reckless and wild, I've fallen hard for you.

Your touch, a tender balm to soothe my pain,
Yet deep within, a storm begins to rise,
Insanity, a whisper in my mind,
A siren's call to flee this tangled web.

My heart, it flutters, trapped and yet so free,
It longs to break away but clings to you,
I dream of leaving, finding peace alone,
But leaving you would break my heart in two.

The nights are long, and dreams are far and few,
My heart, a prisoner in a gilded cage,
You love me still, despite the cracks you see,
But I, a wreck, can only bring you woe.

The dawn breaks through, a light beyond our reach,
It beckons softly, promises release,
Yet every step I take to leave this place,
Is met with chains of love that bind me here.

Oh, how I long to find a distant shore,
Where peace can reign and madness fades away,
But breaking free would tear apart your heart,
A wound that time and love could never heal.

I am, I've been, a wreck both fair and frail,
yet beautiful when held by you,
Insane with longing, fear, and wild desire,
To leave, to stay—each choice, a painful fire.
Caught in the tempest of a love derailed

© jMaj161914