Sincerity

Close to you,

Is the closest I have been to God.

Your divine glamour, leather and high-end perfume.

My place in the corner in the playground

My pleasure in playing my favourite rock bands on the road. I live in daydreams.

I’m not him

I’m not her

Thinking about the way you fell in love with me.

And the million other ways you could’ve slipped away.

An easy woman to fall in love with, like you,

Hard to please, hard to claim, hard to keep.

My vision is blurry, you’re the crystal 

My bones were freezing, your sincerity gave me warmth.

And I fell in love;

With your soft brown eyes 

With your self-respect, and your repressed desires

With the parts of you that you’re scared to show.

I fell in love with the way your hard exterior softens with me.

Love me, deeper than the wounds 

Even if it means reopening them.

And if you break my heart,

I’m forever grateful.