Write me
a
love song

Sing it
to me
in
my sleep
so that
it
will
become
apart
of my
dreams
and
I can
wake
with
a memory of
tenderness
I would
never allow
myself
during
my
waking life.

If I loved you less
it would not tear
at me so to know that you hurt

If I loved you less
may be I could do what you want
maybe I could walk away
and leave you to grieve alone.

If I loved you less
you would not move through me
like a knife
I would know where
I began and you ended

If I loved you less
Perhaps I could save us both.

When all that you have buried
begins to break the surface
When all of your ghosts
come back to haunt you
when even the softest voice
hurts your ears and bruises your soul
and words have lost their meaning
I will still be here.

In my arms
you will find everything
your wounded heart needs to hear
In my touch your will find
warmth that speaks of love
In my embrace you will find
the strength that speaks of forgiveness
In my kiss you will find
the sweetness that speaks of hope

I will be here through
all of your darkness and your light
as you are for me and
in the thunderous silence
we feel all we need to hear.

Images of you
Flash through my mind
Each song the radio plays
Holds a memory
Of a moment with you
As the music drones on
I can see your smile
Hear your laugh
I close my eyes
To shut out the pain
but it is a lost cause
For am the keeper of the flame.

My dreams are haunted
by your whispers
Promises of undying love
Intimate laughter
Memories of your touch
burn my skin
I am awake
Alone
The smell of you
on my pillow.

Tears run down my face
Trying to ease the fire
That still burns inside
All I hold in my hands
are the ashes of the past
But I am the keeper of the flame

Holding on to the hope
that your promises will still come true
That someday you will return
and deep inside
You too carry a spark
of what we once were.

In a shadowed room
Candles burn
and soft music plays
I dance alone
holding the memory of you
Embracing the
Fantasy of your return
like a lover.