I think I’ve found your heart
And it’s beating me senseless.

Dance me to the sound
Of everything we could have, but don’t.
Whisper to me the sweet everythings
Of anger, and hatred, betrayal
And technical terms.
Take my hand in yours;
Give me a button sequence,
And write your name.
Switch song and try sing along.
But it’s called the future,
And you don’t know the words.

You’re upset,
So everything is
Okay.

You are where the wild begins
You’re the stub of all my sins
You’re the steps around the bend
You are how the world must end.

You slap my hand and then we’re soulmates,
With “i love you” on a screen
And a hammer on a string.
It’s a secret mission,
A written-out scene.
It’s an undisclosed location,
And we’re shrouded in smoke, and
3am mist, and
Each other’s giddy company.
It’s fire in your eyes, and
It’s blood in my mouth, but
I volunteered to be your victim.
So I smile at Temptation,
And Danger licks her lips.

Tie a knot in my bedpost
And bury my feet in your floor,
With yellow hands
And fanged eyes in your smile.
I don’t want to let go,
But forgive me if I ask.
Sometimes
I miss you,
Even when you’re right here.

Let me climb into your lap
And kiss your eyes closed
Because I love the way they shine
And I don’t want them looking
When I follow your rules
And you break mine.