The Blood & The Bones

I once met a man bound to nothing
he never planned to stay
but I held on so tightly
with begging and pleading
wrapping it up
in professions of forever
disguising these pleas
as I love yous
and i’d lose nights spent arguing
with fear and sadness
not to take you
as you tried to fade away
knowing if I didn’t hold on
you’d fall right through
the cracks in the floor
of the house we’d never build
and run away from
the life we’d never make
spilling and filling
the in between
with desire and promises
hoping to tempt you
to convince you
never to leave me
and I wish I knew why
my love alone
was not enough
to save this man
that desired the ending
who wanted to leave
not just me
but everything

LL
the blood & the bones