Broken Pieces

It's hard to stand on stage
When I have nothing interesting to say
Cause I can't convey whats on my heart today
Cause sometimes I find I can only rhyme heart and fart, but its not the same
As what I really wanted say, that you threw my heart
Into a shopping cart at the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Mart
Even when I thought you and I could have a fresh start....
Rewind.
I don't mean to shove that shit aside
But when I stand up in front of you guys
I can be me without wearing my disguise
Because as I look you in the eyes
I realize we've all died
A lot or a little on the inside
It always blows my mind
That you, you, and you have felt the same as I
And thats why I come every other Thursday night
Cause the guys the read before I do
Have walked more than just a mile in my shoes
And we Choose to let the words loose
To loosen the noose we wrap around our throat
So we can fill our moat and christen the boat
To set sail on this weird thing called life
Thats full of storms and strife
But have you seen the sunset after a storm?
The light bounces so beautifully and the day is reborn
Orange, yellow, and red cancel out the thunderous scorn
And the violence of the rain falls away to beauty
And I see that me and you, you and me
Are made up of broken pieces for all to see
And I'm hoping the reason she wants to talk to me
Is that she thinks her broken pieces fit mine
So we can try to make everything fine
That being said, I'll try to keep an open mind
Cause usually I find people aren't worth the time
Even if this girl of mine might be a dime
I shine a light and find a hole in her soul
That will swallow me whole because I know
She's shallow and I need to go
But she won't go with the flow
So I end up letting her go
It hurts, I know, but trust me I'm fine
Cause I know in time I'll find the one whose broken pieces perfectly fit mine.

-Jack Lungu