turn off my mind
shh.
don’t make a noise.
don’t say a word
as you climb into my heart.
if i hear you,
if i start to see opportunities of self-sabotage,
my mind will wake up.
and then
everything
will
go
wrong.
explore every inch
of my heart
but don’t ever come close
to my mind.
it will say words it doesn’t mean.
it will drive you away.
it will make you
hate me.
i don’t know what i would do if you hated me.
so please, please,
please,
don’t utter a word
as you sleep next to my soul.
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