SHOULD

you shouldn't be allowed to see me

you should stay far away from the shipwreck

but you're the one to tell me that i

need to let go of the shoulds

i guess i need to listen to you more

listen to your voice like soft waves in an ocean

but you know we can't be one

no matter what

we can't be together

the world forbids

the touch of your lips

on my skin

we shouldn't we should

how to decide what's right

when listening to your heart means

ignoring the screams?

how to fall into your arms

when i know falling means

leaving behind my world

my world

what use is a world

when you can't live in it

i'm too busy living in you

because i hold on too tight

and i can't let go

i don't want to let go

but the shoulds of the world

tell me to stop holding your hand

why rewrite the stars

when rewrite means trashing

everything i thought i knew

i can't read over you like

a page in a book

because you are the bookmark

no matter how far i read

you are always there to hold my place

i can't let go

i won't let go

i long for a world where

good morning

doesn't mean goodbye

why why why should i

should i should i

too many shoulds and shouldn'ts

how can i listen to myself beneath these

societial lies

i should listen to you more often

your voice like the best song

my song is mute

please, give me back my voice