13

Perhaps thirteen minutes

Is all it took

For me to grasp

That I was always

1 percent

Away from being

All I could

And to you, 99% was not good enough

And in thirteen minutes

You shot that down again

From 99 to 1

And from 1 to 0

It's unfortunate to think that 

I could've listened more

Talked less

Understood more

Judged less

Believe me I tried

But I guess trying only equates to 99%

Never 100

Thirteen minutes

Thirteen hours

Days

Weeks

Months

It was an endless struggle 

To climb my way up

To the same level I set you in

But I guess I was always thirteen floors down

It kills me...

Knowing you are on the other side of a screen

Counting down from thirteen

I guess you were never too keen

On accepting that

It's best to have someone always

In a struggle

To be a perfect one-hundred for you

Than someone who never felt the urge

To climb from 99...

Silence.

Ive done everything
Ive pushed so many things off a cliff
For one person.
And I knew it was going to backfire
That appreciation isnt something
Constant.
I did too much
And now I have nothing
I am forced to sit and watch as
I am trampled over
And spat on
And then I have the audacity
To get back up
And continue playing that fool
That walks through fire
And swims through ice
For what?
For this
For a blank face
For silence
For nothing.

Break

Being gumball sticky
Wasnt the way to go
As paced and paced
To and fro

Its something other than hoping
That she'll believe in a chace
I hope that song isnt slowing
In the midst of the dance

Yet its not up to me
But if I could have her know
That this love is persistent
This love wont let go...