i can't stop i can't stop
hands against my face
laughing
i can't stop

please stop
sobs
moving my hands away
wet palms; wet tracks down my cheeks
hands against your lips; hands over your eyes
pulling; following
into sunlight
into a black shadow
stop; no. stay
a mouth on the curve of my neck, against mine
want
leave
want
just stay

running; running barefoot; with shoes
feeling stones of the shore
sharp
dew laden grass
i hear your footfalls on the wooden floor
behind me
behind me
you are in front of me when i turn around
stop
just listen
covering my ears
my eyes
its a surprise

waves crashing
broken
it's broken
your eyes are broken
and sad
leave. leave. leave
your voice mounting
it's mounting
dropping to a whisper
i only hear love
love
laughing
it's true
all lies are

finding you
found underneath you
laughing
crying
weeping alone
next to an unmade bed
where are the lights?
hold me hold me
let me go
you make me safe