Author: Hannah Stokes

Two trees standing together
Two trees close but apart
Two trees braving the weather
From the storms that brew in the heart

I know
That the love we grow
Didn’t come from a seed
Or the swaying of the breeze
But where we plant our roots

Two bees buzzin’ together
They work hard ’til the end of the day
But at night they lay close together
And make sweet of the honey they made

And I know
That the life we chose
Didn’t start with the flowers
Or the April showers
But where we lay to rest

Two seas wave at eachother
Shifting tides with the change of the day
But part of one always stays with the other
Until the moment the sun fades away

And I know
When my heart beats slow
It’s you
It’s always been you
Us we two

Glory, glory wasn’t made for me
A sailor taken from the sea
Wasn’t made for me

A solider wandering aimlessly
Knight with no avenging creed
Wasn’t made for me

I’m not who I thought I’d be
Nightingale, no song to sing

Glory, glory wasn’t made for me
calling through the dark, you see
It wasn’t made for me

Trumpet splits the sky and sea
Halo cast irradiantly
It wasn’t made for me

I’m not who I thought I’d be
Name left out of history

Honestly, was love even made for me?
Strange soul-shifting mystery
Wasn’t made for me

Passionate love affair
Intimacy that we share
Wasn’t made for me

This isn’t what I thought it’d be
Is pain simply destiny?

I wake up with the sun beaming in my eyes
It’s a beautiful day and I’m feeling alright
Then I pick up my phone, say I’ll be up in five
But when I check again, an hour’s gone by

Why do I even try?

Gotta catch up now, I gotta catch my train
And don’t you dare forget to grab that spare change
I can’t afford to be late and lose my pay
But in my rush, I drop a $20 on the ground somewhere anyway

Why do I even try?

How much time have I wasted trying to not waste time?
I’m pinching pennies just to drop a dollar
Taking shortcuts just to lose it all
Counting out my wins and my losses
Just to prove that I’m worth my soul

We make plans to go out, decide on 8:00pm
Oh I’m stressing and nagging please don’t make us late, oh no
You say “it’s supposed to be fun, why are you acting this way?”
Before it’s even begun, I’ve ruined my own date

Why do I even try?
My ideal doesn’t strive
Not for love or for time

How much time have I wasted trying to not waste time?
I’m pinching pennies just to drop a dollar
Taking shortcuts just to lose it all
Counting out my wins and my losses
Just to prove that, I’m worth my soul

I don’t wanna be afraid anymore
I don’t wanna waste away anymore

I’ve learned to love just being with you
It doesn’t matter if we get where we’re going to