don’t bring me to tears

parts of me , flecks of skin ,

want to shape this earthly body

into a shape that fits yours

in the heat death of the universe

i want to still be able to

hold that shape , want to still

love you like i always did

what if

my head doesn't always fit

on your shoulder ,

what if

it barely even stays on mine

i don't want the song lyrics

circling in my head to come true ,

not when we can sing about

the warmth of your arms instead

we stare into silence , but

that doesn't mean a thing

everything else means a thing

the way you look at me

means a thing , it must ,

it must on a universal level ,

because otherwise what is this

sometimes i wonder if

i fall in love too easy ,

even if it's rarely love and

so uncommon i don't

even know what it means

when time runs out ,

when the earth can't spin

any more , tell me you'll

still be trying ?

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