My broken wings I'll someday mend,

This life of torment I strive to end.

This broken heart still beats inside,

Along with the pain I've tried to hide.

A roses thorne had pierced my heart,

And left me open... ripped apart.

I watched my life as it fell to the floor,

And saw my own demons, blocking the door.

It took me so long to learn what to do,

And I'm fighting for strength to do what I need to,

I pushed those I love the farthest away,

Knowing it now, there's nothing I can say.

All I can do is fight for my life,

Pushing aside, all the pain and the strife.

I'll fight for my heart, My promise is true.

It'll show in everything I say or I do.

Nothing in life is hollow, sheltered by embrace,

The heart that beats within me, knows it's not the case.

This is the end of pushing away,

This is my heart that will be open everyday.

And in it I know, I'll find the words to say...

That I am worth this.

-Ryan

Dancing under all the stars they fail to catch your glow,

And when the candles catch your eyes you're more beautiful then you know,

And as the earth, lies at sleep,

I'll hold you tight, I'm yours to keep,

with simple words I ask, if you would want me to

To promise that I'll always be me, If forever means with you,

So let us dance within the rain, under all of the stars,

Our heaven on this earthen ground, This world it can be ours,

And when we fall into our rest, I'll shelter you under my arm,

Nothing will take you from your dreams, Nothing will bring you harm,

So as we fall into this plain, Sometimes it doesn't seem real,

But then I look into my heart... And I know just how I feel,

The candle's light engulfs my soul as I stare into your eyes,

The stars that shine amongst us, the distant fireflies,

Nothing shines so brightly, as you are all I see,

And nothing will ever change that fact,

Because you hold all of me.

-Ryan Smith

Stepping back into the darkness I'll find my way to sleep,

A single red rose I carry, Held within my earthly keep,

A diary of poetry flows swiftly from my heart,

And sadness washes over me, denying a fresh start.

I cannot give myself away,

I cannot handle another day,

I cannot find the words to say,

So bury me in this hole I lay...

I want so bad, to open my eyes,

Hold you again, and shelter these cries.

But out of my reach you wither and fade,

Remembering forever these mistakes that I've made.

And so again I fall into the night,

To dream the dreams of endless light,

But no light can show forth from the way I die,

The petals of my love fall to the floor as I cry.

Roses are red, Violets are blue,

But sprawled across the floor I'm still missing you.


-Ryan 

A beautiful whisper sets a tone within the rain,

Dissolving into nothingness, to be alone again.

A nightly disenchantment, followed by the stars,

Echoing as it fades away, This night that once was ours.

The heartbeats of the days gone past,

The flow of time that runs by so fast,

When each day could be our last...

I just want to hold you here, Forget what I am,

Cause in this realm where I am bound,

Slaughtered are the lamb.

And if I cannot use my wings to take you from this place,

Then hold me close and take my hand,

For this world I will erase.

As the night time comes upon us,

I hold you to my heart,

And with my wings still hidden, we'll never be apart