i found her
on the doorstep
her eyes said
i can be
whatever you need
if you make me
whatever it is
you need me to be

my heart said
i've been digging
a grave with
the parts of my brain
that still work
when it breaks
it'll never be
the same again
the dream is
dead and buried

my mouth said
i wish we'd never
been married
since you've left
i've been living
like a king
now you're back
and i still don't
feel a thing

she turned to leave
and that told me
more than her trembling lips
ever could