Me

I wait patiently 

for him to see

for him to see

what is inside of me

not what is shown in pictures

or displayed on the movie screen

but what is deep within 

deep within, inside of me

I long for him to know

him to know

just how long this road will go

the pain drives on 

and destroys me from within 

deep within 

inside of me

I need 

him to hear

him to hear

my heartbeat when I'm near

it flutters from within 

deep within, inside of me

I hope he finds

the messages I'll leave behind

written in black and white

are my feelings deep within 

deep within, inside of me

I miss his touch

I miss the tightness of his clutch

I miss him from within 

deep within, inside of me

If only I had focused 

more on him and less on me

I would have seen the pain, inside of him 

Maybe he would not have done

what he had done

If I had tried.