our love was paradise
it healed and calmed
t'was happy and safe
our love was paradise
too good to stay

i believed in magic
since I was a kid
its enchantment
was a mask for bruises
it pulled rabbits
instead of hair
i always marveled
at the last act when
people disappeared

sweet flowers
held by spring
sway as your beauty
puts me to dream
of hope that would last
and peace as sacred
as the meadows
you reside

the night sang
about heartaches
how hurt
played with joy
and made it tolerable
violence that was numbed
by whispers of sweet words
the stars dimmed
as your eyes closed

stay
if not for a day
then an hour
if not for tonight
then come back tomorrow
if not forever
then just for a while more
your presence became air
let me breathe

the clock was ticking
to remind us
that we are not
immortal
to slap us
with the truth
that mistakes
cannot be made forever
to relieve us
and make the
inevitable goodbye

Hush dear
I will bottle your sorrows
And throw them in the water
Let me capture your tears
And transform your fears
Into explosive matter
Ignited in the darkness
That was once your belief
No more dear
I am here