Here I am.

If you really knew me.

you'd know each word I speak is impulsive.
I don't think enough.
You'd know that when you said "you trust me, right?"
The only thing that registered was. . .
Lock the gates.

If you really knew me.

You'd know that I'm not afraid of being wanted like I say,
I'm afraid of being vulnerable.

If you really knew me.

You'd know that every time I walk alone I'm happier.
Because every time I do,
It's Gods hand that I find.

If you really knew me.

You'd know I've kissed twice.
And the first time was on the top of the Eiffel Tower.

You'd know,
 I felt more holding his hand for 3.2 seconds than I did both times I kissed combined.

If you really knew me.

You'd know I cut 10 Inches of my hair
Because,
I wanted a fresh start, not a new hair style.

You'd know I cry At night because my mom kept that 10 inches and it scares me.
Because,
I feel like the past mistakes I made are waiting for me downstairs.

If you really knew me.

You'd know my name is Sara Elizabeth Brown and when I google search my name,
Head stones of people who died in 1849 come up.

If you really knew me,

perhaps I'd know myself that much better.

My passion

Over used.

Often confused with false love.

Passion.

The defining,

driving,

desire that makes us human.

I am passionate.

About the curl of his lips when he laughs.

I am passionate.

About the bend in his brow when he hears my heart.

I am passionate.

About his perfect marble teeth and the words they shape.

I am passionate.

Because I know if I said I love you as many times as I felt it,

he wouldn't believe it was true.

I am passionate about you.

Because, it's a step up disguised as a step down from I love you.

I remember you broke our promise.

I remember the first jump I took to save you.

I remember icy water stabbing my soul.

I remember swimming with your 'close to dead' heart in my arms.

I remember you asked me why. 

I remember my weakness's dragged us underneath at least seven times.

I remember the sound of our lungs heaving for life when we surfaced.

I remember your eyes never left the sky.

I remember your arms reached to God and asked him why.

I remember your face when we made it to shore.

I remember the first breath you took increased the color in your face almost instantly.

I remember the first shape your lips made was thank you.

and the second was goodbye. 

I remember you began to walk away from my limp body and I asked you why.

I remember your eyebrows furrowed in annoyance for my lack of strength.

I remember you offered me your hand and then pulled it away before I could grab it.

I remember I got up two days later.

I remember my lips stayed blue for a long time after that and everyone always asked me why.

I remember when I caught up to you, we swore never to go back to that deathly lake.

I remember you were alive inside and out.

I remember you forgot that promise we made just three weeks later.

I remember watching you go back to that place and God asked you why. 

I remember I forgot to take the second jump.

I remember you're still floating and freezing in that lake.

I remember you asked me to go away.

I remember asking you why.

I remember it's rained  4/7 days since then.

I remember you never cried.

I remember that every day it rained I did.

I remember you felt them fall on your cheeks. 

and you're still asking me why.

"Why do you cry?"

"Don't you remember?"

It's because..
 You wont.

Thats why.

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