Too large to avoid everyone knows it's here
not wishing to collide they won't stand too near
nor broach the subject they keep it under wraps
Mum's the word keep it under your hat
they all walk 'round it talk around it
they're not blind so what gives
it's unkind to animals and who wants to live
with an elephant in the room
too large to evade it's something they ignore
not wanting to impede but can't close the door
a line they won't cross they'll avoid it at all costs
just sit there and stare
even sweep it under the rug with a broom
but with lumps and bumps that big
how long can they keep on pretending it's not there
the elephant in the room
There's a big disconnect
one that we can't seem to perfect
It ain't gotta be perfect
I just want this to have purpose
they say whatever you want to grow
make sure you keep it watered
but I gotta say, these issues we have
still seem unreal at times
it's like being at a restaurant
and they keep messing up your order
This ain't about pointing the finger
because I know we both have our issues
we tiptoe around this lingering problem
thinking as the days pass we can just
we sweep it under the rug
but this isn't the way you deal with things
especially when you in love
Maybe it's because of the disconnect
with our love languages
I know arguments is something
you rather abstain from
but a relationship without the tough convo's
isn't a real one not by far
understanding and loving each other
is still that star I been shooting for
I am the betrayer
i hold my head down
away from life and light that may seek to see me
I am ashamed with myself
and all that i did
for i went against the one person,
i betrayed the one person,
who will never forgive me:
Myself.
I betrayed my heart and my soul and my mind and my conscience
i threw all of them away
when i told the rest of me it was okay
I ignored the only person i could trust
and left it in the dust
i now have to clean it up
oh, how stupid young love makes us.
It was I who left this mess for me to deal with,
when he left.
Now i can either sweep it under the rug
or let it haunt my heart and my soul and my mind and my consience forever
like i so deserve.
What more can i say,
I am the betrayer of all that has betrayed.
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