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You want me...

You want me
to come to you
to be there for you
You want me
to come to you
to comfort you
to hold you
to kiss you
You want me
to come to you
to make you
feel like your
world is not ending
to breathe new life
into you
You want me
to come to you
and let you know
we'll work through this
that we will make it
through this dark time
that everything will be fine
You want me
to come to you

...but I can't

I can't come to you
I'm being held back
by something I can
no longer control
I'm being held back
by something
stronger than me

Chains....

I'm being held back
by chains
Chains of myself
They wrap around my legs
my arms, my wrists
my ankles, my waist
They grip tight and sink
into my flesh
holding me down
holding me back
You want me
to come to you
but I can't
I need you
to come to me
I need you
to give me the strength
I need to break
these heavy chains
that bound
my very being
I need you
to come to me
to give me the courage
to free myself
of these iron chains
that imprison me
and hold me down
Every mistake
every regret
is another link
Every fear
every doubt;
another link
Every time I said
I wouldn't, but I did;
another link
Every word I spoke
to control you;
another link
Every wrong I committed
every tear you shed
every time I forced
you to fight
to prove your love
Every time I took
you for granted
Every lie I told
every time I said
that you were wrong
Every selfish act
every weak, hateful
and sinful thing
I've ever done to you
is another link

...another link

...another link
in these heavy chains
that I, alone, bound
upon myself
Now I need you...

I need you....

...to come to me.

- March 17 / 2010