you’re a canvas
and I’m a lonely artist

I push my brush into the paint
and then I press it on your skin

I draw your smile and all your curves
your lips your brows
and I even try
to recreate your smile

once I’m finished
like I do
I step back and look right at it

you’re not there

I just fell asleep
I don't know where you finish and I start

Is this a nice dream
or I pictured the most tender work of art?

Love, I've been waiting for you to come back home
Oh.
I'll be saving all my love for next time

When did you say
is our next time?

I only eat hard candy
so that my teeth
can get used to the weakness that you cause

I only eat hard candy
so that my lips
can be smashed and broken
they'll bleed
but they'll taste like bubblegum

I don't like jelly beans
I don't like gummy bears
I don't like liquorice
I only eat hard candy

You're not the moon
you are a minor star
on the far left
of the sky as I see it

and I'm the dark
waiting for the day to end
so you can light me up a little.

You make me wonder
if I'm smart
I'm safe
I'm whole
if I'm enough of a burden
for you to take me on board
and talk to me careful
calmly
making me feel like
I'm smart
I'm safe
I'm whole.

as you look this way
for I don't have a pen or paper
to write you down before you fade.

With straight stitches
and a few candid mistakes
I sewed your silhouette
to the edges of my heart.