The Swallows and the Sunsets

A Goddess That Could Have Been Yours

You're going to want to beg
For my hand in yours. 
For my heart next to your bed on a night stand.

You're going to want to rewind,
To before you fucked up royally,
To before I ignored the fact of your existence,
To before the cold emitting from me in place of what was once warmth.

You're going to want to pour your heart out -
Through letters,
Through text,
Through a phone call,
Face to face.
You're going to wish I
L e t
You.

You're going to tell yourself you'll follow how I tell you to get on your knees,
To open your mouth,
To plead for my love.
You tell yourself that you'd do it.

Then I'll tell you to shut the fuck up.
That's the one time you won't listen.
It's the one time I'll say it.
It's the last time you'll get to look at me as close as you did.