into us

Come with me

Take my hand and let me pull you into this void

Of swirling kisses and latched hands

Let me run my fingers through your curls and down your back

And trace your scars with a finger down your neck

I'll caress your embraces with the action returned

When tears blur your vision and darken your clothes

And sobs are muffled by karaoke in the dark

Knives are taken from the stabber

And bullets from the gun

As we run through fields of deception

Flowers bloom in bunches

And honesty is weighed with lies

Secrets spill on marble floors

We rob our own galleries

And take only exhibit labels

Grandfather clocks read midnight

Housewives inhale mahogany shavings

And cough back medical bills

Freedom clouds our nightmares

And sticks shirts to skin with sweat

Barn owls stretch their wings

Wondering, "Who am I?"

Lighted cigarettes wish they were bonfires

We make promises

And steer away from statistics

We won't be numbers on a graph

Toes in the water, wooden docks breaking golden rays

They pull us in until waves lap our neck

And silver lockets sink into the sea

Anchors seem to float

When anyone asks,

You swore to guide us

Till the end