Oh, such a sweet fool. I once thought love Was reigning savior. So, so foolish. I once believed love
In the darkest night, A flower will grow.
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
Last year seems years away. Last night seems lifetimes away. This moment seems like a dream.
I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us
He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…
I love John. I love when he cries. When he looks at me, I fly.
You don’t ask me to speak. You never expect my opinion. I was your second child In a runaway marriage. I suppose I loved you once,
A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.
Nobody can see the darkness in me, And when I go deep, I bring a flashlight to slash thro… The dark. I once used to frolic in light,
You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees
That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:
Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.
The stars belong to both the sun And the moon Just as my heart does belong to yo… You may not see me, but I’ll be there.
God, thank you For darkness, And fear, And death. Thank you
