Fall asleep with me to the sound of rain under a mass of blankets.
Feel my heart beat.
Press your lips to my forehead.
Pull me closer.
Wrap your bones around my sorrow.

I put on a brave face.
I laugh.
I smile.
Hold everything in tight.

You love me?
With all of your chambers?
Yeah, right.
I wonder what mask you will wear tonight.

I need to let you go.
I'm asking myself how.

I have never left you.
How could I leave now?

I will love you always.
Now go on and take a bow.

A human can sometimes be a boat,
Our purpose, to keep a soul afloat.

They poke a hole, defiance in their blood,
Causing in you a rush of emotions, a Perpetual flood.

Never again, you say once more,
Watching yourself walk out the door.

Oh, baby, don't feel bad.
You're all I've ever had,
All I will ever need.
From my depths I have been freed.

How your voice sounds first thing in the morning. Larynx still dry from sleep.

Where your eyes wander as your search for elusive words continues.

How your head will nod to the car radio after a tiresome day at work.

The way your hand maneuvers a pen so delicately across a fresh piece of notebook paper. Or napkin. Envelope. Whatever is in your reach when inspiration strikes.

The path your tears will travel down your worn skin as you remember the souls that are so easily forgotten.