One of my ribs taken, I'd have given the other twenty three
God himself wouldn't have had to ask, I'd already volunteered as nominee
Born from my breath, formed from my bones
I carried four on my wings, this delivery rewarded to me as atones
To be my burning flame, I'd sacrifice it all for your existence
Went through hells that July daybreak, your cries joyful of my persistence
I'll watch you write your own narrative, can we share the pen?
Find solace that I'll protect you, I promise you'll desire my two cents
Your face mirrors mine yet I see nothing of me stained unto you -
A mistake occurred, one I could have surely prevented, tell me is it true?
Your silhouette my ghost, our features so alike to everyone I swear
Along the way I missed the changes, I scream at our differences in despair
So much more than I ever was, my heart grows without condition
An image of perfection, almost insulting others think they're competition
A flare of danger in your eyes, I prayed for water to put it out -
I want to rewind to your naive devotion, once my follower, the most devout
You trudge further down this path, a stranger in my home
You'll ruin all that lies ahead of you, falling prey when in Rome
Running back to me, can't you remember what I never had?
I wanted this luxury you take for granted in those decades that left me so sad
I pledged to honor these dreams, so young I tried for the hopes of you
You write my existence off in the background, in such severe shades of blue
I want to know you, to truly understand
But you put great distance between us, leaving me in sinking sands
I read your words if only to get a better glimpse into your mind
Look at these beautiful photos of your face searching the contents for what I can find
Wait by the window for your carrier pigeon, in hopes it'll fly today
Yet every time you make the distance, I put my anger on display
I don't mean it, I never have, from the grave this persona resurrects
Help me find some common ground, don't abandon me in neglect
When you pull back the curtain every blue moon, the beauty almost blinds me
My chest swells with pride at this familiar yet unknown creature I see
I'm stunned by your grace, miles past where I stood in your youth
Vicariously I'll live through your dreams you stubbornly force to come true
Independence sometimes jades you, I wish I could make you softer
No matter how many walls you build, this friendship I will foster
You'll never understand, not until you're me
Until you breath life into the ribs they take so viciously
On that day, you'll look into my eyes, & wonder how our story became marred
You & I, I & you - two faces of the same card