You respond
To both our calls
That, I believe
Was your greatest downfall

But which howl and growl
Will tug your heart
At the very strings
At the very core

They say
Don't play with fire
But what if
I like the heat

They say
Don't let it burn you
But what if
I like the pain

They say
Don't let it scar you
But what if
I like being marked

They say
Don't play with fire
But what if
Fire's all I've got

"What if I meet someone better?"
Words I would never understand
As to why anyone would ever ask
If they were already in love

Unless,
They weren't

I kept you in my dreams
Like a secret
I was afraid to tell
Lest you wouldn't come true

I drew you in my dreams
Like a painting
I dared not reveal
Lest you were not real

I loved you in my dreams
Lest I could not have
You
In reality