I thought you’d always be there
in the back
when I go to look for you
Just like, shit, there ain’t words
to describe the half-lit room
in my mind full of things about you
The lines of your eyes
Pearls in your ears
Hair the color of a wine stain
Skinny jeans an inch too short
I look at you, feel like I’m dying
Love you, love you too,
Say it back, she says
You like that?
You say I have the best reactions
to everything you say
You tell me to be safe in the car
but I don’t make any promises
Your fingers are sure of it
around their cigarette
Because I love to suffer, I don’t say goodbye
before I leave I play a song full of religious imagery
and I save my own life if it goes on
like this, I won’t last
You’re like the water that never runs dry,
You’re like the runner who never slows down,
You’re that light that never goes out,
and I’ll never forgive you for that.