Shortcuts

Perhaps I need
To learn to let go
This fevered collection
Just only proves
I have holes
And cuts unfold
I can't breathe
This past suffocates me
I need to let these lines run free
I need to open phrases
I need to see in me
I have a strength, I have a peace
I have a heart inside me
Let it beat.

Too Much

It broke me down
The heavy stream
Of words, of verbs
Of what I did
It's holding me back
Holding my heart
I should of knew from the start

I loved too much
I gave too much
I trusted all your love
I could see
I was losing me
I should of known