the spaces inbetween (2011)

I thought about those mysteries
That you can't help but keep
The patterns of your fingerprints
Your whispers while you sleep

The little voice inside your head
That tells you right from wrong
The memories that fill the words
Of all your favorite songs

The intricacies of your eyes
And all the things they've seen
Your calloused hands, your fingers
And the spaces inbetween

The scars you hide, the lies you've told
The words you never spoke
The heartache that you suffered through
And all the hearts you broke

The yesterdays you've left behind
The nows that became thens
The things you thought you'd never lose
The enemies, the friends

I numbered these enigmas, but
I saw right from the start
More simply could I count the stars
Than secrets of your heart