All the letters I once wrote to you,
The letter’s addressed to someone new.
You and I & me and you & he and I & you and her.
What’s it like to linger?
And then the ivory tower collapsed.
Living with residual anger, residual sadness.
Rush over me with the swift feeling of remorse.
I rest in your back pocket, on reserve, from what you’re afraid to feel.
You’ve shown me a different city that bears the same name
You made me more afraid of living, feeling than dying
Treat me the same in the middle of the night and at two in the afternoon
I don’t want a broken heart,
But inevitability can’t be ignored.
Hold my hand because you want to,
Only say it if you mean it.
She’ll shed her coat and stay awhile.Are we standing in the sun?
I feel we’re close enough.
Cavity or calamity?
Caress my mind, but only deconstruct my soul if you dare.
Objectify me with your emotions, subject me to your feelings.
Nightcaps and sweet dreams.
Double jeopardy, try me again
This is a forever kind of thing.
Like lipstick on a Starbucks cup.
Take a napkin and smudge it,
Before the stain sets in.
Falling together or falling apart?
You cradle my heart.
The smile betrays your tears.
We’re starcrossed ex-lovers at best,
When the sun drops out of the sky.
Is the happiness you feel feigned?
Just because you hurt differently doesn’t mean you hurt more.
