Dear indignation, for struggled through suffocation
I found that you among all the alabaster
Were prettier, more comely
But me: I had a master
For shivering I give- and it takes and it takes
Cover me, just cover me up
Let me sleep off my drunk
Oh sweet little boy I am, I was
Oh tuck me in and shut the door when you go
Oh don’t judge me please, you’d do the same
You do the same

Dear provocation about to be strangled to death
Some stranger’s arms around my neck
My last breath; I always imagined my final moment
I always imagined I would say something at all
But I said nothing and just gave way to this pall
Dark and thick, miasmic…
Just wake me up when the sun goes black
Just let me sleep off this jack
Oh sweet little man I am, I was
Oh just curl up next to me and shut the light off when I fall asleep
Oh don’t judge me, you’d ask the same
You ask the same

Dear inclination drawing back your knife
I discovered at this very last inch of my life
You were prettier than any I’d ever met
You were deeper than any I’d ever let
So cover me up and don’t shake or try to wake me in the dawn
Just get over here and cover me up before all the feelings are gone
Oh sweet little thing you are, you were
Oh don’t tell me a bad thing at all
Oh don’t judge me please, you’d do the same
You do the same