Never Forget Me

Written on the back of a restaurant napkin
Is everything I’ve ever wanted to say to you
But that along with garbage
And every copy of the daily news
Has been thrown out and burnt up
For the air to use
It’s now the smoke that pollutes us
Makes us cough and choke
That pokes holes in our city
What a beautiful hoax
Do you dare to breathe in
That whole-hearted smoke?
The wind and dust that carries my heart
Across the bridge and over the sea
And down the throats of the unsuspecting
Forever darkening their ideal scenes
The sky will tell my broken words
For the times you won’t even look at me

All the times you’ve failed to memorize
The words I’ve told you a thousand times
The words I’ve etched into your skin
With everything I’ve ever been
Bleeding till the words stand out
Dark and crusted never doubt

At your feet drops a torn up picture
The me I thought you’d never see
You study it for all it is
Take in every inch of me
Every fault and imperfection
All the things I’d sworn I’d never be
Your acceptance proves to me everything
Proves just how undeserving
And how much I take for granted
The way you keep my whole world turning
And fixing every broken piece
And extinguish every fire burning
The way you hold me in your arms
I never want to leave
And when you say you’ll stay forever
I truly do believe
So don’t go slicing every bit
When my eyes seem to deceive

All the times you’ve failed to memorize
The words I’ve told you a thousand times
The words I’ve etched into your skin
With everything I’ve ever been
Bleeding till the words stand out
Dark and crusted never doubt