a pathway back to love

It’s painful to think of us now

When hurtful things get said

Sometimes it is so hard to shed the pain

When the world does not live up

To our hopes and dreams

There can be a long way to fall

Onto the hard bedrock of reality

Yet as you always say

It is what it is

There are stones somedays

And dreams like the other night

That come as warnings

As the ice beneath my feet began to give way

And I fell into that cold dark water

While beside me you stood safe on solid ground

It hurts so much when you do not see how hard I try

Only want to push me harder

I want to rebel with everything in me then

And to you it feels like hatred

Anger can be this way

And sometimes I forget

That the alternative

Is to walk on all alone

I should be used to it now

And life can be good

Yes, I get lonely sometimes

And I long for you

But it hurts so much when we fight

And misread each other’s hearts

Then the wounds cut like a knife

Until we stem the bleeding

And wait as our tears

Help us find

A pathway back

To love