Shallow

I thought I could still stand.
But without you
As much as I have tried
To forget the touch
Of your hand
It's all too much

And it's all too beautiful
Outside.

I thought I could be happy.
Here hiding from
Love's embrace.
One million mirrors,
My own heart
Shattered in my face
The pieces too sharp
To pick up
Too many
To replace.

My eyes could never see the deep
So now I write, and I weep
A river of pain
Too shallow to swim in
So I sink yet again

I thought it would be the same.
The same lonely mornings
The same fire cold warnings
The same tears cried
Sitting in the same place.

The same heart denied.

Always too beautiful.
On the outside.