sit for me now after all that you hold.
you cut the lungs right from my chest.
i lay eyes blinking, watching you
watching me, maybe watching me watching you.
you speak to me softly and i see your smile.
my lungs laying in your lap as you sit
and smile to me. my eyelids heavier
between each blink. heavier and heavier.
you're pleasant, coddling my remaining air.
the two things I need most right in front of me.
i am silent and still,
breathlessly in love with you.
