so hold my soul for me - [samifer]

it's dark

it's fine

(you get used to it

after a while

after the stars have swept from the sky

and crumbled into the soil)

and my skin is

needlepoint fire

that sloughed off

into the snow

a million miles close

but i don't need skin

when i have eyes

to cry

and a mouth

to say

i understand

and hands to place

upon your cheeks

and solemnly swear

to speak the truth

the whole truth

and nothing but the truth

so help me silence

and here i am yours and you are here

and nobody

not the righteous fury

clawing at his broken puppet boy

(o virtuous brother of yours

how far he has fallen),

not the man

in the sky

with his kind eyes

and cheshire cat grin

can hurt us now

so pull me close

and kiss me bloody

because no matter what happens

i will always end up back here

with you

in our palace

built from broken dreams

and damned aspirations

that build pretty silver bars

to weave

into our skin

and know that i will return

in what to you will be a blip

and to me a small and clear infinity

and i wish i could give you

so much more (but i can't)

so walk me to the door

and don't take my hand

don't say goodbye

just wish me well

and know that my love

will follow you

wherever you wander

whatever you seek

and i'll be right back

so hold

my soul

for me.