me without you

there are more tears than words
more grief than tears
at the loss of right intentions
and the motivation to love
because love means sacrifice
so my pain is as real as my selfishness
and my not-letting-go



so there are more tears of striving
striving for words
striving to make my heart speak
what is pure, pure it overflows
right now, there is no overflow
from my

this is me,
my love, my intentions
myself

this is me without you
this is me when i am not abandoned to you
it gives my heart more pain to breathe
than to just stop breathing
lead me back to the altar
my only hope for joy