I met a girl at a café.
She waved at me.
I said hey,
and her eyes asked why.
She thought I was going,
before I even came in.
She gave me a sugarcube,
and I shattered like the cube in her mouth.

After a long time,
seeing her in her dress.
I hate to say this.
I never wanted this to happen.
The only thing I have after all,
is my soul and the dreams in there.
Both are only splinters,
now shooting out from a 12 gauge shell.

Violent you said.
You never knew what I was going to say.
It hurts a bit.
I tried to heal you,
it just led to my own peril.
After a long time,
I hope you don't leave my letters unread.

I found a new love.
Her name is Orchid.
She needs me, and I need her.
I built a bunker around her.
But she's only one of the splinters.
I keep finding them, one at a time.
After a long time,
I hope she someday brings them back to me.