Lose

In the beginning I only give
As much of me as I can afford to lose
But everytime you probe
Deeper inside me than anyone else

I end up losing more than I knew I had

Footsteps

I've been in this dark forest so long
The sound of any footsteps but my own
Are my greatest fear
I can't handle you behind or in front of me

Though I could get used to by my side

Down

He's withered down his sensitivity
Girl after girl
Now that nothing excites him
It's not finding his heart that matters

But understanding how it once worked

On God

There are many gods I don't believe in
And a couple that I do
Some people think that means
I don't really believe in any

I think it just means I believe in more than you

Stan

He gave us boys and girls
That silly notion what we could be
Something more than human
That underneath our masks

Were heroes of the unlikeliest sort

Cravings

My recipe is heavy
On the salt
Good for cravings but as lovers age
I'm only enjoyed in small doses

However repeatedly

Warm

Inside you is a girl
Fighting to undress
From the woman you wear
To protect yourself from cold men

Who were once warm boys

Capture

I mean where do I even begin
Your face is a poet's despair
A beauty my words can never capture
Yet your smile is a poet's delight

A beauty that had forever captured me

Confidence

There is no forest
Only the daily deliberate delivery
Of nourishment to desirable life and
Starvation to its pollutants

Confidence is grown in the same manner