from 12/2014 Matthew P. Haubert

My voice has gone away,
Now there’s screaming silence for you.
I only know how to speak my mind
By devastating you.

My heart is all sorrow, nothing more,
I’m sorry I infected you with its core.

I just wish I could love,
I just wish I could love,
I just wish—
Wish I could love.

So burn my house down, lock the door,
Leave me inside, let me fall to the floor.
Let my soul fade into nothing more,
Lock the door—
Watch me burn from the inside out.

I’ll watch over you, screaming silence as a ghost,
So I can’t hurt you anymore.
I can still see your beauty from this distance,
From this almost.

I just wish I could love,
I just wish I could love,
I just wish—
Wish I could love.