You Gave My Wings Away

You ask me if I'm afraid
And cannot comprehend when I say "no"

But you forget you gave me the world
Let me sore above the clouds 
On angel wings
Hold stars in the palm of my hand
You entrusted your secrets to my soul
Showed me your weakness
So I could guide you on
And Know without question 
You held my heart secure

But then you're wondering eye 
Set its gaze away
You're lovers lips
Shared secrets with another
And took her body 
as your own

Your once gentle hands
Choke the life from my lungs
vacuous 
empty
Everything that filled my heart
disappeared 
Like some cruel magic trick
The silence more terrifying 
Than any battle cry
The ache in my chest
That can find no nourishment from betrayal

I've screamed into the night
Begged the silence to end 
Made origami flowers 
To keep my hands from finding knives
And cried all my tears
Until only gasping breaths rip at my throat

But never in your sight
You don't get to see my weakness
not anymore

So when with a steady gaze I tell you I'm not afraid
It is because
You did the worst anyone could do
You took me to the stars
Then cut off my wings to give to another

I felt every atom of fear
As I came crashing down
Fear that there would be no tomorrow
There would be no air left to breath
But I fought on 
I'm still here
If I can live through this 
Then there's nothing that can break me
Nothing that I fear

So NO I'm not afraid