Skin & Bones

Lay me down

Beneath this star filled sky

Let me close my eyes for a while

The taste of salt on my tongue

Head against the pavement as I come undone

Waves wash over me

Periodically

Waves of sadness

Waves of darkness

And then a crashing wave of gratitude

Can’t decide what my attitude

Is gonna be like

How I’m gonna see you in the daylight

I feel like we are moons and suns

I rise you fall

You fall I rise

And I am chasing you across the horizon

Only to stay at arms distance

I’ve always felt the resistance

But as I wait for the sun

To come

Back around

I feel closer to the ground

Than ever before

And there’s no score

To settle

There are no winners 

Only losers

So I turn my chin to the sky

Let the rain fall into my eyes

And pray that they will blend together

And no one will be able to tell whether

I’ve flooded this town

Or the rain did

And I’ll forbid

The thought that hurts the most

I won’t be a ghost

I’ll be skin and bones

I’ll be hearts and homes

That I hope you’ll miss

I’ll be this

Empty space 

In you that needs filling

And I’ll be here when you’re willing

To crash into me

Into the unrelenting

Love of my heart that beats 

For you-and our eyes will meet

Again I’m sure of it

And it may hurt a bit

At first

But the worst

Tragedy of all this would be if we lost each other