Midnight Honey Guitar

if I dare to shed the shape they built around me

will there be something left or just the cold

just the cold

if I dare to drop the name they so carefully gave me

will I know what’s mine or just the hole

just the hole if I dare to go not because I’m ready

not because I know

but because this trembling was never theirs to own

I have worn this well

longer

than I should

watched the light go past from where I stood

and said nothing

said nothing

if I dare to go

not to become someone not to take back what’s gone

but because

the ache has stopped pretending

and I’ve

known I’ve known

if I dare

even if there’s nothing waiting even if the

name just falls away

I’ll carry what it cost me and go

anyway

if I

dare

if I dare