We lock the gaze tightly
Upon each other
No others come near

No others come between
As you remain beside me
Muted and studying


In beauty and radiant heat
I will write the words I want to hear you say

On a page torn from my Diary
I'll hand you the sacred text
And wait for you to place it

Across the hole in my heart
Smoothing the edges from the centre
Affixing it in place with sugar, water and saliva

I want you to read these words to me every day

And this is where the thought resides

Stuck upon my heart - on the outside
I am speechless in your beauty
You are flawless in my eyes

As your eyes show my reflection

I try to ignore the decay

Listen harder to the tone
The pitch of your broad chest
As it exhales into mine


Old highs, new lows
Ain't that how life goes