You showed up laughing like it
never hurt Ultraviolet from the sun
across the street A halation on
your jacket in the sink And
kissed me like a question you
were scared to finish I know
what a spark can do I
know what a moon can start
But I am done confusing sparks
for something built to last
I need more than magnetism More
than midnight pulling me More than
satin conversations That disappear by morning
I need more than magnetism If
this is real,
say so I can live without
the rush I just can't live
on maybe
You wear that careful kind of
poise That make what's real look
like design
By morning there's a thin patina
Settling over what you said last
time I can feel the old
asymmetry You slip aside,
I bear the weight And every
time I call it nothing My
body tells me it's too late
I don't want another almost I
don't want the reverie I want
a hand that stays steady When
the hour runs out on me
Give me planning under skies now
Give me words I get to
keep I have had enough of
promises That dissolve while I sleep
I need more than magnetism More
than midnight pulling me More than
satin conversations That disappear by morning
I need more than magnetism If
this is real,
say so I can live without
the rush I just can't live
on maybe