I will not die
Of my diseases,
Nor will I die
In war.
I will not die
From a lack of food,
Or of water,
Or of oxygen.
I will not die
Of an accident,
Or by murder.
These causes are benign.
I could die
Of heart break,
For it would kill me
If you broke my heart.
I would die of that dolour.
I could die
From a loss of blood,
For it would kill me
If you stabbed me in the back.
I would die of that trickle of blood.
I would not die
From my diseases, my love,
But I may die
From the ones
You could cause me;
I could die
Of your diseases.
I would not die
Of murder, my love,
But I may die
Of betrayal,
For the only person
Who could ever end me
Is you.
