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Giving Up on You
We solved problems together in classrooms,
In boardrooms,
At the grocery check out line.
Seemed to me we were doin’ fine.
We shook hands without a second thought
And greeted with warm embraces.
Now it appears it was all for naught
As I examine our traces.
I’m not worth much to you, that much is clear.
You sacrificed me in the name of fear.
I never thought I’d find myself shaking
At the frontline of such fire and brimstone.
I stumbled, the ground beneath me quaking,
And I turned to you to find myself alone.
Familiar territory says hello,
A forest of pain. I’d hoped not to return.
Before I allow it to take me low
I rally with wisdom that was mine to earn.
I won’t let you or anyone make me go back there.
No matter where I march I’ll hold my head high.
I won’t absolve your sin – that’s your own cross to bear.
Look in my eyes for a thousand reasons why.
No, I’ll never stop,
Not tomorrow,
Not today,
But to press onward I see but one way.
I'm giving up on you.
I mourn myself when I look in his eyes
For he's everything I'll never be.
My breath gets shallow and my spirit dies.
Can you help me find what's left of me?
