How long does fire burn?
We fell in love time
and time again
It felt like a different person every era
We consumed each other and every letter
that left our lips
stringing together phrases that meant
"I love you" though not said explicitly
"I couldn't stop thinking about you"
"Life held no meaning if I wasn't holding you"
"I prayed for your happiness, even if it was without me"
And like the time before this one,
we held each other closely
closer than a flame holds a wick
holding each other next to a candle
so that the flame itself would not go out
Because I love you
and if it were up to me,
I'd wear you daily like the watch you gave me
But its not up to me
and you are not a watch
and the flame does go out
everytime.
I hope you go a day or two
without the thought of me
I hope you can listen to the records gave you
and the songs don't skip without me
Because I want peace for you
and I know I'm an unruly thought My Love