You gave me your heart.
And I gave you mine,
A few broken pieces,
After all that time.
You gave me love.
And I gave you hate,
As though I'd only
Used you for bait.
You taught me things.
And I learned.
These things and love,
I now have earned.
You gave me your heart.
And I gave you mine,
Restored again,
After all this time.
The world spins.
But I stand still.
Everyone wants more
But I've had my fill.
I lie down and look
up at the stars,
Thinking of the fireflies
caught up in their jars.
Children run and play,
While mothers stand and
supervize,
Thinking of their husbands in
the war, remembering their
daughter's size.
My spinning Earth has stopped,
The fish's bubble has popped,
And my life has dropped.