She started dancing
barefoot and soaked in the rain.
Doctor's note -- Cancer.

The stars fell from the sky.
A rain of shimmering dust
that filled our lungs with fear
and made our hearts heavy
with all our broken dreams.

The story splits to
two separate fantasies.
I'm drowning in yours.

I drew a line across the sky
And told myself that's about as high as
I'd let you take me.
Beyond that line is when
The fall becomes fatal.
Beyond that line is when
I can't let go.
You crossed that line
Before I could stop you.
So please be kind and
Don't let me go.
Because I just realized
I'm afraid to die.

The necklace on the floor
Under the unwashed sweater
You never really paid attention, did you?
Because you were laughing
When I tried to remind you
Still you never really cared to ask
Or even wonder why
I always took the bottles home
You’re always too busy
And you never see me
You like those songs
So you never hear me
But that’s okay
Because I like to listen
And watch you drive
And I like to smile
So you don’t have to ask
About the bottles
Or remember the necklace
On the floor
Under the sweater
That I left a year ago
Before the car crash.

This heavy winter
air is poison to the land.
Flowers cannot bloom.