I've let go of the burden once more
But as always I seem to have found
The familiar chains from long before
To which I seem eternally bound

I'm longing for you to finally release me
To stop tearing my heart in two
To trust me enough to let you see
That there's so much to explain to you

Faced with that which I know only too well
Is the chance to let you in or push you aside
To tell you all I've been dying to tell
Or keep locked up the emotions inside

The truth is that you are torture
It's sweet, but just the same
I'm completely unsure
Of how long I can play this game

I'm begging you to find the way
To help me stop the pain
Please ask me what I have to say
Because you not knowing's driving me insane

The longer it takes for you to ask
The easier it is to keep stalling
So now I'm faced with the impossible task
To keep myself from falling...

i'd like to dedicate this to the two artists who have endlessly inspired me with their works
and

this is by far the most personal manipulation i've ever done. this one also took the most time because i had absolutely no plans for what i was going to do... i just wanted to make something so i basically let my heart figure out what i wanted to say. the pictures in the locket are intentionally made so that you can't tell whose picture resides in it, so please don't make any comments about that. anyways, let me know what you think!

resources:

poem (mine)

model: (me)

background:

crows:

chains:

column:

necklace-

chain:

locket:

pictures: my own resources