The days each filled with emptiness,
and that was all I got.
I locked myself away and hid,
then my heart began to rot.

I thought I'd clear away the dark
If I kept my mind racing.
So I filled my head with thoughts of others
And built up a strong casing.

When these things each fell away,
The darkness did come back.
And now I spend each night, here feeling
Like this is a heart attack.

Your voice was as sweet as a siren
A conscious contradiction
You said that love is impossible
But I heard the waves inside your ribcage
And saw you smile upside-down

I daydream at night
About tracing your lips with my fingers
And running my hands through your hair
About the inconvenience of intimacy
When you're there
And I'm here
But then I remember
That dreams are for children

s.v

You warmed me

You were the coat
That hung in my closet
The scarf
I draped over my shoulders
The sweater
I wore when it was windy
The clothes
In my drawers
On my back

You were the boiler
In my basement
And the color in my skin

When you left me
I was cold

s.v