no harm will come to you

i am sometimes a fool, a miser stubborn, hot-headed indecisive, sometimes selfish maybe a little mean but *i am not a liar i will not betray you and your secrets are forever in my heart hidden under my tongue your pain and hunger are in my pocket wrapped up tight your childhood lives under my skin your failures tucked under my pillow you are not vulnerable except in my arms and i will not leave your body in the cold or in between their fingers your trust is in my faith and my faith is in your trust when i kiss you goodnight i will not kiss another goodmorning it is a simple pact to myself- it is you. you are my quiet; not a secret but not public. i promise you this when the moon splits in half and the oceans fill it's cracks when we are no longer one under the sun when we are no longer each other's under the sheets behind closed doors i promise you this you are still safe in my memories buried in the sand in the beach where we had our first "real" date we will forever be frozen in the popcorn of movies and bathtubs of cheap motels i promise you this i will never betray you nor leave you out in the open i never lied to you never forged the words nor meant any harm. i promise you this day or night night or day protected with me in my memory you will forever stay.*

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