And while your smile
Still reminds me that I am
Capable of inflicting pain
At such a distance
It comes together into a
Tear tracing down my cheek
Into our hearts beating (sos)
And my fist clutching the hem of your shirt
What more could I have crooned to you?
Your cool hand to my cheek
The flutter of our white curtains
A shared song under our breath
What else?
And while there is no boundary between
How you love and how you are loved
Is there no way to become myself again?
Once you are so dear in another’s heart,
Is there no escape?
I have found no such thing as escape.
(And since what) love you have
Shown (came from) your own fear (because)
My own fear (swallowed you whole)
(I cannot know) if you found it either.
And since I have no (right to your)
Response (how do I discover) my own
(or another’s)