writings. . .

please put on the face,
the one with the smile
i'll need it to remember.

wipe that look of sorrow from your eyes
i don't have any regrets.
hold me close just one last time,
before you go for good.

i'm holding my heart together with both hands
hoping that it won't go to pieces once you leave.
i'm holding it out to you
it's my world.
it could be yours -
if only you'd stay.

but i know you can't stay...
i know that you have to go -
no matter what this place might hold for you.

i don't think i'm strong enough yet
don't leave me here
please stay.
stay til the tears dry,
til the ache stops.

please put on the face,
the one with the smile.
in case it's all i have let...

because it's all i have left.