to tell you not to cry for me
dearest You,
i’ve watched your ocean eyes
turn somber and stormy
and i know i’m the cause
i brought up something you thought you placed
in your past
you’ve rid it from you
but now you see it in me
and i’m sorry
and this is my apology
that night on the staircase
you watched me melt
watched everything built up inside of me
drip through my eyes
you don’t have to cry for me
keep your glasses on
and your eyes dry
i’ll weep enough for the both of us
i’m an astronaut
and you’re my lifeline
don’t let me go
you let me lean against you
that night on the staircase
and you held my hand
and tried to steady your breathing
so you could steady mine
you wrapped your arms so tightly around me
so that i couldn’t run away
wild and loose and free
and so that i couldn’t play with sharp things
you tell me that i’m trapping myself
but you’re here for me
and so is she
and that’s all i could ask for-
for you to come and help free me
and i’m grateful
and this is my thank you
everything that’s real is slipping
through my fingers
except for you
and the way your eyes
looked into mine
and the way you said
you loved me
and i whispered back
me too
and you pressed pause
that night on the staircase
and time sat still
and you told me
“you’ll live in my arms
and we’ll just breathe
for as long as you
sit next to me”
so i’ll live in your arms
and your love will seep into me
and as long as you are here
i can last almost till infinity
love,
Me