I’ll look after you
for now
because always means what it always has
it’s not if we get sick of each other
it’s why and when and how
how quick we boil each other’s blood
the wounds have started to appear
I tell you silence isn’t everything and yet
you still call me dear
and honey and sugar and baby
that’s all I am to you
sticky syrups and dependent creatures
meant to be subdued
we’ll depart from each other soon
this i can guarantee
but for now I want you
sitting right next to me
and holding my hand
holding me tight
in your warm embrace I’m home
nightmares kept me afraid
now I even fall asleep in daylight
at night we reach for each other
and yet I feel miles apart
my arms reach for you
all in return I’ll leave you with scars
because I scratch and bite
because it’s only right
carnal love, honey
this is how I’ve known it all my life
