dewy blood, rose bouquet

the color of your favorite lipstick

the same one i stole

and you pretended not to know

sometimes i'll think it’s you

when it stains my dresses

and leave marks on my napkins

faded kisses on my neck

please do it again

so that it’ll never fade

make it permanent so i’ll remember you’re real

permanent so i know you won't leave

permanent so i’ll believe in you a little longer

you like to bid on time

and sometimes i wait so long i forget what i want

but even if i say it, will you listen?

i want love like a forest fire

when it dies out, i’ll forget how to be alive

i want kisses hard enough to make me forget my name

i'll tell you all my secrets in exchange

if i beg, will i get all of you one day?

if you let me in, will you let me stay forever?

i can’t handle you leaving too

let me stay just to catch my breath

just a little, until i learn how to love alone

and learn how to love

my own life too