We Burned Like Flames
Hot enough that we burned each other
I can see you standing across the room
My eyes still drawn to you
I didn’t want to believe them
When they said you’d moved on to someone else
You tossed our memories in a burning fire
Watched as the flames got higher
The logs still burned hot
When you got up and moved on
But I’m still here, getting burned trying to grab the pieces
Hoping I can salvage enough to put us back together again
Will he love you better than I can?
If I showed up with soot and ash
Would you help me build something that will last?
I can see you standing across the room
Leaning against the wall
As if you don’t care at all
I tried to forget about us
But the smoke rose up and clouded my mind
Now I think about you all the time
I never meant for everything to crumble
Playing with matches too close to rubble
They said our love would burn out fast
We laughed at them back then
But now I’m laughing last
I watch as you lean into him
Whisper something then walk away
My feet follow before my minds made up
Burn marks on my hands as I try to save us
I find you outside, the night so soothing
I love you without even choosing
Maybe we burned hot too quickly
Maybe we died out too soon
But I see hope in your eyes
And I know that I have to try
I watch as you lean into me
Our breath mixes in the heat
I want to take your hand in mine
But I’m afraid I’d burn you if I tried
You reach out and stroke my cheek
Can you see that I still love you?
I open my mouth, but I can’t speak
Your touch is like water snuffing out a flame
Like hope wrapping around my soul
Like forever trying to take hold
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