i wanted to write something
that would save the world
so i sat down and wrote about you
and how i used to believe in something more
about love in bloom
and dying to yourself

i wanted to write something
that would bring you back
so i sat down and wrote about the world
and how i used to believe in something different
about giving people more than they deserve
and loving with reckless abandon

i wanted to write something
that would sober up my head
but that's not gonna happen
till your face is a distant memory
and i can't still feel your touch

i wanted this poem to matter,
i wanted so much more

than a rocks glass
and painful memories