She’s been chained-

for how long? i can’t remember

she watches couple after couple

walk down each street

she’s happy for them

but she wants love too

last time went wrong

the last time was terrible

heartache after heartache

she watches her friends fall

while she’s alone

she’s been chained to nothing

for too too long

there is no key to the lock on her heart

she’s chained to nothing

chained to feeling nothing

for fear of anything

for fear of falling

well,

maybe not falling itself

maybe for landing

maybe for the shattering pain of a heart being broken

or maybe

just maybe

shes afraid of loving someone

she’s afraid to love and lose

but wouldn’t she rather

love and lose

than not love at all?

no

she’d rather be free of the nothing

and run through the world

watching

and waiting

for the emotion

to return