Our shadows met
like Peter Pan's
mine had a mind
of its own
I had to catch it
I left you there stranded
by the time I found it hiding
you'd grown hard on your own

love is a fragile house
decrepit dockside shanty
lit by christmas lights
painted like a carnival
against the endless silence of the night

you kept a brave face
but being let down
just when you thought you'd found
a home takes a toll
you drew on memories
but they were few and old
distant dreams of a trail
overgrown and cold

love is a fragile house
decrepit dockside shanty
lit by christmas lights
painted like a carnival against
the endless silence of the night

you had a plan
but I can only be what I am
you could have come for the ride
but you were raised inside
never learned to face the silence of the night

our shadows met
the darkness they made
when combined was dark enough
to frighten anyone away

love is a fragile house
decrepit dockside shanty
lit by christmas lights
painted like a carnival against
the endless silence of the night

Posted Thursday, May 24th 2012