I want to feel your presence
next to me when I wake up
in the mornings

I want to be there for you
should you ever need me
in the afternoons

I want you to feel the warmth
of the food I cook for you
in the evenings

I want to know how it feels
to have your lips against my forehead
and hair against my cheek
before I fall asleep

I want to know how it feels
to fall in love again

He's watching me through the streetlights
The windows above the bars, the apartments
He never left but he won't come back

Should he visit me, I think I would die too

Take my first kiss with your rose lips
I'll sit through purgatory with you
Sin in both our mouths that we'll hide from God

Not that he's looking

My face is wet,
and I don't know
if it's sweat
or tears,
but
we've won the war,
my dear.
All for you.
I love you,
my darling.
Hold me,
please.