Bloodties.

You could just say sorry.
You walk with the wounded pride of a fallen soldier.
But
Even though it's knives out we
Can never be enemies.
I can write you out but
Bloodties weigh me down.

I've never seen you cry.
Even though we've tired of your constant seige.
But
Even though we speak poison we
Can never be enemies.
I can drown you out but
Bloodties weigh me down.

I know you better than you think.
Sometimes I wonder whether you're made of stone.
But
Even though I don't love you we
Can never be enemies.
I can't bleed you out;
Bloodties weigh me down.

It's hard to see you through
Tears.
Too many years of bloodstained marching
I've had enough.
Bent double with
Guilt and pain.
Because I should and I shouldn't.
I could and I can't.
For every smile
I have shed ten tears for you.
Love and blood have failed me.

Fear cannot manifest love:
If I protect you from the Devil
Beelzebub has it in for me.
Bloodties connect us
Underwater.
Cut
or
Die.