Broken hearted from the start,

but you’re acting kinda smart.

It’d be better if we’re apart

cause I was broken from the start.

I will see it, I will grow.

But deep down I will always know,

this wound will never close.

I will hurt you, then you’ll go.

You can see it in my eyes,

you can read through all my lies.

I’ve been broken all this time,

you can see it in my eyes.

And then I’ll end up all...

Two pieces of separate puzzles,

always kept within a glance.

You, the one whose never looked back.

I, the one stuck in a trance.

Time passes. Settings change.

Always finding our way back into stance.

Whether walking or talking

you capture me without giving me a chance.

Even after the sands have shifted,

and our bridge has long since burnt down.

Even after clouds have passed,

and in your myster...

The sound of creaking metal broke the silence of my cabin. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence on the old oil rig I had been stationed at, but it still never failed to lift the hairs off my arms. _You would think they would at least modernize the structure of these ancient metal frames before sending us out here to repurpose them. Although, I suppose even the freshly built desalination plants have be...