Together

Do you remember in the yard
Nursing birds from fallen nests
While the sprinkler sprayed its mist?
Do you remember in the car
Dodging tornadoes after airshows
While the house was burning down?
Do you remember holding me
How I would squirm and cry and plead
How I always will need?
Even when the gaps multiply
And your head’s in a haze
A boat through the foggy night
It’s abundantly clear that the world spits beauty like poison
And we’re left to lap it up
Left to lap it up
I’m so tired of keeping the body and the soul togethr