Needles And Threads

My love,

I ripped my heart and stitched it brand new with your threads

I sold my dignity in return for your love

I lost my inner voice trying to live up to your expectations

Still, your name is just enough to comfort my soul

Our marriage,

Dutifully perfect and respectable in every sense

My will chained to the clutches of societal norms

An excuse to all your faults

It doesn't hurt anymore walking on the ember

My soul,

I'm standing on the edge of the precipice 

That's the price I'm paying

For I placed you on a pedestal and worshipped your love

Will you ever know how disfigured I look in your eyes?

Our relationship,

An unpolished antique

Tarnished with scars from past

Mistakes brutally repeated

Weeps hidden behind doors

Smiles made of plastic

This is where my story starts to wither

And I hope you live better

Remember my name so

I will know I existed