i haven't had hope
since i was just a young girl
innocent and inexperienced.
But when you smile
teeth like sculptures
lips like lust
centuries of insecurity
seem like only seconds
past lovers
are finally past.
And when i hear your voice
deep like my wounds
thick with want
i can't help
but lose myself in your adoration
Still, I'm scared
so scared
when i wake in your bed
you'll pack the last pieces of my heart
in that old wrinkled guitar case
and leave
like all the others.