You are too young
and beautiful
to think that way,
to close your eyes
and wish for night
instead of day.

You won't remember my kiss
because you were asleep,
dreaming
of someone else
and not me.
But that's okay-
I dream too,
though
it's just about you.

I was going to write you
A love song,
But then I remembered
You don’t love me back,
So I threw the paper away
And typed this instead.

If I went away
you could play
much better.

But that's assuming
you even care
one way or the other.

There was a time
when I would have said,
"Go away,
don't ever ever come back."

Now's the time
when I say,
"Don't leave,
don't ever ever leave."

When you came
on my chest,
I laughed.

When you came
on the floor,
I wiped
it up.

What a waste
of time.

The yearning that rips my gut
Might be the same
As the cold
That fills your heart.

I'd tell you
I love you
if I knew
you
wouldn't hate me for it.