John Lee

Cover Me Up (a poem)

A heart on the run

Keeps a hand on a gun

Can\'t trust anyone

 

It\'s words to a song

That explains my wrongs

That hurt everyone

 

Oh I\'ve tried to love

I gave it my all

It wasn\'t enough

\'Cause they never saw

 

It was you all along

You\'re in every damn song

That I never had the heart to sing 

 

You moved away and left with

The part of me I kept hidden 

I lost my heart at only thirteen

 

Our hands pulled away

I died some that day

From the promise I made

 

I\'m forty two wishing you knew

I kept it as much as I could

I\'ve held on but you\'re really gone

I\'m letting go as I know I should 

 

I can no longer run

I\'m putting down this gun

You\'re the bullet that killed everyone

 

To the ones I\'ve hurt

Just cover me up

And forgive my love

That wasn\'t used for good

 

I\'m sorry it wasn\'t you

I\'m sorry that I pushed away

I\'m sorry this story\'s true

And never told until today 

 

So to the ones I\'ve hurt

Just cover me up

And forgive my love

That wasn\'t meant for anyone