Drift

I watch from afar as you drift
You barely make it through day to day
Your insecurities and your needs
Not a word of this you dare say
In doing so you fear
You might signal defeat
It stays locked away until the night
When your pillow and head finally meet
As you lie awake
Your head swims in your doubts
Questioning yourself repeatedly
When and where it all went wrong
Wondering what this life is all about
You struggle with these fears
Until you're resigned to your sleep
Only for it to return again
When your face and mirror meet
You can see it in your eyes
You fear others might know
You wear a mask of pride
Careful of what you might let show
I watch from afar as you drift
You barely make it through day to day
Your insecurities and your needs
Not a word of this you dare say
If only I could find the words
For you to let down your guard
Show you all these things
Show you that life shouldn't be so hard
The human condition is not meant
To be faced all alone
It flourishes only
When love has found it's home
Your pride will deceive you
Let you down each and every time
Wish I could wrap my arms around you
And call you all mine
Until then I will watch from afar as you drift
Just making it through each day
Hiding your insecurities and your needs
Wishing I could take them all away