My White Dove (A Song) Poem by Jade Leven

I wish I could say I wasn't the type
to throw myself at your feet and say
'I'll do whatever you ever want me to do,
just take me back someday.'

I wish I could say I have better things to discover
but I'd rather have you hear my begging in one direction
than my footsteps in the other

for a long time I've felt nothing
for a long time I've been waiting
wishing for a little patience
doing a lot of hating
my desperation is here for you to see
if it's invisible to you, then it's invisible to everybody

angel, are you with me tonight
to remind me that love stories have a copyright
I can't write them, I can't sing them, and I certainly can't live them
just believe me, someday soon
I won't have to worry about that anymore

the sun's been down for a while
along with my smile
and I don't think you'll see it again
unless you want to tell me
that there will never be an end
last night I woke up at midnight
afraid that I would die in my sleep
then who will get their heart broken
then who will get in too deep

angel, are you with me today
to remind me that this is all a bit chliche
angel, you don't have to stay
everybody ends up leaving me anyway
I can handle this
as long as there's no goodbye kiss
you heard me, you don't have to stay

you are a white dove, my white dove
and I saw you and I put you in a cage
but it couldn't hold you, no, it couldn't hold you
but still I took the stage
and I sang for you and I sang to you
and I sang about you because I knew you
and every single scar that ever existed in your heart
being in that cage, it tore you apart

so when you weren't breathing anymore
I decided to open the door
but it was too late, too late, too late
too late for you