because all i want to do
is sleep with the scent of you on my skin,
to feel you ache inside me
to hush in the heat of the moment
and tell you i love you

but who's gonna learn to see me in the way
i want to be seen
who's gonna save me from the way you light me up
and throw me down

these paths are long and unlit and most days
i am afraid they will wind too close together
and i will backtrack

because all i want to do
is sleep with the scent of you on my skin,
to feel you breathe beside me
to scream in the heat of the moment
and tell you i love you