They say love makes you free

then how come you seem to be

always crying about how he

broke your heart so carelessly

i remember thinking what a girl you were

you danced in the rain and laughed at thunder

“hey, there’s no way anything can touch me”

you always seemed to say

to

me

They say girls live independently

then how come you can’t bear to be

without him, he makes you feel weak

breaks your heart, weak in the knees

i remember chasing you with fireflies

we sat in a circle and sang the night by

little tiny lights blinking on, off, there, gone,

spirals in the air up, off,

and

on

They say “you” and “I” make “we”

but we see the world so differently

alone on the porch you sit waiting

someday your prince will come

maybe