He would never back down from a challenge 

that kid that lived within his own boxes   

 

a story told a thousand times 

he lives in between the pages  

heart filled with dreams 

head filled with nightmares 

 

afraid of something 

he prayed to his god  

to take the darkness from his soul 

for he loved a girl  

that would never love him  

forever and ever truly 

 

Confusion rampant  

he liked picking up the pieces 

he liked the holding  

catching the teardrops  

made him feel whole  

 

in love with a fairytale 

a glorious angel  

the miserable disconnect

he felt wriggled its ways into  

his words 

 

he would take any dare 

he would never back down 

no matter the pain 

no matter the shame  

he liked to overcome 

made him feel better 

lullabies for an unsettled conscious 

 

but when the pained one said  

"you don't love me.  

you never will. 

you are angry  

I can feel the

fustration hovering  

inside you.  

making you yell at me  

for no reason  

because my breathe  

annoys you 

my life  

annoys you  

my unconditionalness 

annoys you 

you can't pin me down  

so you shove away 

anything but  

emptiness  

because  you

you are comfortable there.   

 

so I dare you,  

I triple-dog-dare you   

 

to go find yourself    

the real you 

so you can find me,

catch me if you can." 

 

and the boy stared at her  

as she punched his arm 

shrieked 

"your it!"  

and ran away 

and out of his life.