compassion

my heart
was breaking
i knew you were hurting
i knew i was hurting
for you
so you wouldn't hurt
quite as much
as you would have done
if i hadn't felt any
of this stuff

like why i am so sensitive
to making you feel positive
when the dark
has got it's claws in you
i want to make it light
for you

like when you are in a bad mood
i avoid saying certain things
to you
even though i know they're the truth

you see this heart has started beating
twice as hard
once for me and once for you
and though i am weary
sometimes too
i can't stop it
even when i try to

cause there is no reason
only passion
no explanation
no answers
just the beating
and the needing
to make sure you get
what you deserve

and even if it isn't me
to see you smile
i would see your winter over
melting into spring
down those green lanes
you love
with those
who love you