maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
those angry voices wouldn't bruise so blue
and you wouldn't feel the need to hide your third degree burns from me

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
the anything's that sink deep in the left side of your brain
wouldn't force feed you full until you tell me you don't want to eat

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
that closet door you always keep wide open would shut
and you'd pack your mask in a box you don't need

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
your walks wouldn't bring you to the middle of the street
traveling all alone at midnight when you leave

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
whatever tells you i won't see it for long since you can't
would stay quiet like black ashes falling from the sky in light debris

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
you wouldn't still keep your pills in the drawer of your nightstand
tucked underneath your white t shirt so only you can see

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
earth would be bigger and nothing wouldn't scream nothing
yet you can still hear it perfectly

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
life would feel more like life and death
is only mystery because you never quite get there when you dream

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
you wouldn't need to dream as much
as you do but i believe you that it's all to feel closer to me

maybe
if you knew how much i loved you
you'd recognize when i showed it
maybe if i showed it

maybe