she says, "wake up, it's no use pretending"
i'll keep stealing, breathing her
birds are leaving over autumn's ending

one of us will die inside these arms
eyes wide open, naked as we came
one will spread our ashes around the yard

she says, "if i leave before you, darling
don't you waste me in the ground"
i lay smiling like our sleeping children

one of us will die inside these arms
eyes wide open, naked as we came
one will spread our ashes around the yard