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December 27, 2010
The I’m Sorry Game
December 18th, 2010
It was hard to say I was sorry
I did my best to show you
After all I put you through
To prove that my love was true.
Now I feel I need the same
Take some responsibility and blame,
But now it’s your turn to play…
The I’m sorry game.
Prove your love
Go above and beyond
Make me feel like I used to
Way before you were gone
Give me the fight
The effort, the desire
Don’t leave me out in the cold
Bring back the fire.
Ignite what it used to be
Save it for just you and me
After all we’ve been through
I know all I need is you
by Matthew Henrickson
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May 20, 2010
Losing the Fight
May 20th, 2010
Has it been a waste?
A ghost of a past relationship
Before it was just us,
Us against the world
Backed in a corner
Fighting to be heard
Fighting to be taken seriously
Fighting for each other.
But now the fight has turned against me
I no longer have the partner I once had
Now I am fighting against you
Fighting for you
It feels like the match is coming to an end
The bell is going to sound any minute
And in the end
I feel like I am on the losing team.
The taste of blood is in my mouth
I’ve been hit below the belt too many times
My body aches, my heart is bruised
Drenched in sweat
Scars show how I’ve been abused
I don’t want the world,
I don’t need it all
My only wish now
Is for you
To be back in my corner.
By Matthew Henrickson
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September 18, 2009
No Longer
It’s always a new excuse
Always a new reason
Another retreat from a fight
Making it my fault.
It shows you don’t care
Your fights are one-sided
Never mature enough
To understand both sides.
I’m tired of begging
I’m tired of pleading
Your attention isn’t worth it
It shouldn’t be a fight
It should be a given.
Going back to never enough
I’m sorry I don’t have anymore to give
My body, soul, and mind are so exhausted
From your constant ‘taking’.
I no longer have the strength
I no longer have the endurance
I no longer have the patience
I no longer have the will to make my heart hurt.
by Matthew Henrickson
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Rating: 3.0/5 (3 votes cast)
September 10, 2009
I’m not sure if I like this one, and it feels more like a song. Anyhow it’s new.
What Does It Mean?
What does it mean
When eye contact goes out the window
And avoidance becomes the regular
You seem to always avoid me,
And I hide way too much
No more quick hugs in the hallway
No more sweet kisses in the kitchen
No more love on the highway
No more subtle touches throughout the day
I grab your hand
I try to hold it
Like quicksand I fall right through
You brush me off every chance you get
As I reach to hug you
I hug myself…
Each time I fail my heart beats faster
Now all alone seems to be where I fit.
by Matthew Henrickson
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Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
September 9, 2009
Silent Defeat
Written 9/9/09!
It’s all coming back
The buried pain
Unresolved anger
The burning soul
And dissolving life
The pens run out of ink
The story of my heart
Exploding on to the page
Right through the paper.
The dark hole opening up
Trying to swallow me slowly
I’ve fought it for so long
I can’t get away
The darkness comes
The light goes black
The air runs cold
And I succumb to your attack
The only thing left is Silence
And Defeat.
by Matthew Henrickson
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Rating: 5.0/5 (2 votes cast)
August 11, 2009
Losing Your Mind
It’s hard to say one thing
When everything comes out together
My thoughts are paragraphs
Instead of one line at a time.
Confused at what to think
When you’re always not sure
Careful where to go
When I’m never sure where you are.
I’ve lost your mind
It’s always somewhere else
I can only hope and pray
That I haven’t lost your heart as well
by Matthew Henrickson
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Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)
August 22, 2008
Falling To Pieces
August 22nd, 2008
Frustration eating me inside and out
Trying to keep it together
As I slowly fall apart
The cracks in my soul show through
As if my entire body was cut in half
Then again.
Picking myself up as I go
Trying to keep it together
All in one piece.
But those pieces of me are crumbling on the floor
Barely keeping it in.
I can’t put the pieces back together
Of the puzzle
That has become my life.
I can’t keep it together.
Until I explode,
Dropping all of those pieces.
In turn losing myself
And You.
by Matthew Henrickson
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