I smell you on the letter you wrote
and my eyes are open wide but I miss
the dizzying haze of you
It's all I can do
to stay away and let it go
all I want
to be safe in your arms
together against the world
the sting won't leave my eyes
my hands are tied
will I have anything to give you this time?
I don't have any answers
close your hands around my throat
so you can hold me when I go
I'll take the blame
I'll take each blow
anything
to get close
to that lifeblood I'll never know
to feel connection
before you go
Aug 8, 2020
Aug 8, 2020 at 9:44 PM UTC
I smell you on the letter you wrote
and my eyes are open wide but I miss
the dizzying haze of you
It's all I can do
to stay away and let it go
all I want
to be safe in your arms
together against the world
the sting won't leave my eyes
my hands are tied
will I have anything to give you this time?
I don't have any answers
close your hands around my throat
so you can hold me when I go
I'll take the blame
I'll take each blow
anything
to get close
to that lifeblood I'll never know
to feel connection
before you go
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